SUPERIOR, Wis. (Interstat) — Wisconsin-La Crosse and Saint Olaf will meet in a men’s NCAA Division III basketball game Saturday at Mertz Mortorelli Gym in Superior, Wis. Saint Olaf will be the home team, while Wisconsin-La Crosse will be the visiting team. Both programs enter the matchup at 0-1.

Wisconsin-La Crosse, nicknamed the Eagles, opened its season Friday with a 100-89 loss at Saint John’s (Minn.). Sam Grieger, a guard, paced the Eagles with 33 points, one rebound and nine assists in 31 minutes. Jackson Hayes, a forward, added eight points and three rebounds in 25 minutes, and Ian Kowal, a guard, finished with 12 points and three rebounds in 31 minutes. Grieger is the player to watch for Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Saint Olaf, nicknamed the Oles, dropped its opener 82-81 at Wisconsin-Superior on Friday. Luther Tostrud, a guard, led the Oles with 29 points, three rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes. Cooper Carlson, a guard, added 18 points, three rebounds and three assists in 27 minutes, while AJ Uhl, a forward, recorded 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and one block in 24 minutes. Tostrud is the player to watch for Saint Olaf.

The matchup is scheduled for Saturday at Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Wisconsin-La Crosse will seek its first win of the season, and Saint Olaf will aim for its first victory. The Eagles and Oles both will be playing their second game of the season.

The Eagles’ most recent result was a 100-89 loss at Saint John’s (Minn.) on Friday, and the Oles’ most recent result was an 82-81 loss at Wisconsin-Superior on Friday. Wisconsin-La Crosse’s top producers in that game were Grieger, Hayes and Kowal. Saint Olaf’s top producers were Tostrud, Carlson and Uhl.

Wisconsin-La Crosse’s next 10 games include Augsburg at Wisconsin-La Crosse (at Waverly, Iowa), Wisconsin-La Crosse at Carroll (Wisc.), Saint Scholastica at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Aurora at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin-La Crosse at Calvin, Ripon at Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wisconsin-La Crosse at California Lutheran, Wisconsin-La Crosse at Chapman, Wisconsin-Eau Claire at Wisconsin-La Crosse and Wisconsin-La Crosse at Wisconsin-River Falls. Saint Olaf’s next 10 games include Saint Olaf at Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Wisconsin-River Falls at Saint Olaf, Saint Olaf at Crown (Minn.), Saint Olaf at Northwestern-Saint Paul, Luther at Saint Olaf, Wisconsin-Eau Claire at Saint Olaf, Saint Olaf at Saint Scholastica, Saint Olaf at Saint John’s (Minn.), Concordia-Moorhead at Saint Olaf and Saint Olaf at Wartburg.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Wisconsin-La Crosse 83, Saint Olaf 77. Interstat’s ELO system projects Wisconsin-La Crosse with a 92.5 percent probability to win.