DULUTH, Minn. (Interstat) — The Connecticut Huskies will try to earn their first win of the season when they meet the Saint Cloud State Huskies in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Amsoil Arena in Duluth, Minnesota. The date of the game will be Saturday. Connecticut is the visiting team, and Saint Cloud State is the designated home team. Both programs carry the Huskies nickname, but they enter with different early-season records.

Connecticut is 0-1. The Huskies opened their schedule with a 4-2 loss at Saint Cloud State in the most recent meeting between the teams. Connecticut stayed within reach but allowed Saint Cloud State to secure the win. The visiting Huskies will look to create more offense and limit chances for a Saint Cloud State team playing at Amsoil Arena. Connecticut will try to use its road experience from the first meeting to produce a better result.

Saint Cloud State is 1-0. The Huskies earned a 4-2 victory over Connecticut in the teams’ latest head-to-head matchup. Saint Cloud State will aim to carry that result into this contest and build on its early momentum. The game will be played in Duluth, which is a neutral-site setting for Saint Cloud State, but the Huskies will still be the designated home team. Saint Cloud State will seek another strong start and a second win over Connecticut.

Connecticut’s upcoming schedule includes a two-game home series against Clarkson, followed by two games at Princeton. The Huskies will then host Mercyhurst for two games before a series with Holy Cross that includes a road game and a home game. Connecticut also has a home-and-home set with Boston College later in the stretch. The Huskies will face a mix of conference and nonconference opponents during that run.

Saint Cloud State will visit Minnesota State for two games before traveling to Colgate for two. The Huskies then have two games at St. Thomas and two home games against Bemidji State. Saint Cloud State will close the listed stretch with a two-game home series against Wisconsin. The Huskies will spend much of the early part of that schedule on the road before returning to home ice.

Connecticut and Saint Cloud State both use the Huskies nickname, and both will look to establish consistency early in the season. Connecticut seeks a better result after the recent 4-2 outcome, while Saint Cloud State tries to remain unbeaten. Amsoil Arena in Duluth will host the matchup.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Connecticut 2, Saint Cloud State 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Connecticut a 70.9 percent probability to win.