ORONO, Maine (Interstat) — Saint Lawrence will visit Maine for a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Friday at Alfond Arena.

The Saints enter at 0-3, while the Black Bears are 1-2. Maine will be the home team in the matchup at Alfond Arena in Orono, Maine.

Saint Lawrence is coming off a 4-3 loss at Maine in the teams’ most recent meeting. In that game, Cheyenne Degeer scored two goals and recorded seven shots on goal. Brooke Mulvihill added an assist and five shots on goal, and Alexia Côté had two shots on goal.

Degeer is a player to watch for the Saints. She had one shot on goal and four penalty minutes in a loss to Wisconsin, and she added an assist and one shot on goal in another loss to Wisconsin this season. Saint Lawrence also dropped a 6-0 decision to Wisconsin and a 6-2 decision to Wisconsin earlier this season. Degeer has two goals, one assist, nine shots on goal and four penalty minutes over her past three games.

Maine is coming off a 4-3 win over Saint Lawrence in the latest matchup. Gracie Hanson had three assists and four shots on goal in that game. Mikayla Boarder scored two goals with three shots on goal, and Lily Fetch added two assists and five shots on goal.

Hanson is a player to watch for the Black Bears. She had one assist against Quinnipiac, and she had one assist with one shot on goal and two penalty minutes in another game against Quinnipiac this season. Maine also lost 4-1 to Quinnipiac and 2-1 to Quinnipiac earlier this season. Hanson has five assists, five shots on goal and two penalty minutes over her past three games.

The game is part of the early-season schedule for both programs. Saint Lawrence will be the visiting team, and Maine will be the home team at Alfond Arena. The Saints are seeking their first win of the season. The Black Bears are seeking their second win.

The Saints will continue their schedule with a home-and-home against Clarkson, two games at New Hampshire, two home games against Penn State, and road games at Dartmouth, Harvard, Union and RPI. Maine’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Minnesota, a home game against Bemidji State, two games at RPI, two home games against Providence, two games at Boston University and two home games against Holy Cross.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Maine 2, Saint Lawrence 1. Interstat’s ELO system projects Saint Lawrence with a 58.8 percent probability to win.