VEAZIE, Maine (Interstat) — Siena will travel to face Maine in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game Thursday at Cross Insurance Center. The Saints are the visiting team, and the Black Bears are the home team.

Siena enters at 1-0. The Saints opened with an 82-71 home win against Brown. Francesca Schiro led Siena with 21 points, four rebounds, four assists and one block in 37 minutes. Nicole Melious added 25 points and six rebounds in 31 minutes. Kaiya Rain Tucker finished with nine points, 11 rebounds, one assist and one block in 23 minutes. Melious is a player to watch for Siena following that performance.

Maine enters at 0-0. The Black Bears’ most recent result was a 61-43 loss at Vermont in their last game. Maine has not played this season and will open its campaign against the Saints at home at Cross Insurance Center in Veazie, Maine.

Siena’s schedule after this game includes Binghamton at Siena, Siena at Syracuse, Siena at New Haven, Army at Siena, Siena at Mercyhurst, Siena at Colgate, Cornell at Siena, Siena at Dartmouth, Albany at Siena and Wagner at Siena. Maine’s upcoming schedule includes Maine at Merrimack, Oregon at Maine, Brown at Maine, VCU at Maine, Penn at Maine, Kentucky at Maine, Maine at Tulane, Maine at Michigan State, Quinnipiac at Maine and Fairfield at Maine.

The Saints carry a 1-0 record into the game, while the Black Bears are 0-0. Siena has one game of experience this season, and Maine will be playing its first. Melious’ 25-point effort came in 31 minutes, while Schiro played 37 minutes and Tucker played 23. Melious, Schiro and Tucker were Siena’s most productive players in the opener. Maine will open its season at home after its most recent result at Vermont. The game is scheduled for Thursday at Cross Insurance Center in Veazie, Maine. Maine will seek its first result of the season in the matchup.

Siena’s win against Brown featured Schiro’s 21 points and four assists, Melious’ 25 points and six rebounds, and Tucker’s 11 rebounds. The Saints scored 82 points in the victory. Maine’s most recent game ended in a loss at Vermont, with the Black Bears scoring 43 points. Maine will play its first game of the season against Siena before continuing its schedule with Merrimack, Oregon, Brown, VCU, Penn, Kentucky, Tulane, Michigan State, Quinnipiac and Fairfield. Siena will be the visiting team in the game. Maine will be the home team.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Maine 65, Siena 64.