MANCHESTER, N.H. (Interstat) — Assumption puts its unbeaten start on the line Friday when the Greyhounds visit Saint Anselm for a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Sullivan Arena in Manchester, N.H. The game is the first of a home-and-home series.

Assumption enters at 4-0-1. The Greyhounds have won four of their first five games and tied the other. Their most recent outing was a 3-2 win over Sacred Heart. Goaltender Taylor Thompson earned the win with 40 saves on 42 shots. Caroline Lilley scored one goal on seven shots, and Isabella DiReda added a goal and an assist on two shots. Assumption has allowed two goals or fewer in every game this season and has outscored opponents 15-7.

Thompson has been a player to watch throughout Assumption’s early schedule. In her past three appearances, she made 40 saves on 42 shots in a 3-2 win over Sacred Heart, stopped all 32 shots she faced in a 2-0 win over Sacred Heart and made 23 saves in a 2-2 tie at Holy Cross. Thompson has made 95 saves on 99 shots over that stretch, winning two of those starts and tying the other.

Assumption opened the season with a 2-1 win over Saint Michael’s and a 6-2 win over Saint Michael’s, then tied Holy Cross 2-2 in two overtimes. The Greyhounds followed with a 2-0 win over Sacred Heart and a 3-2 win over Sacred Heart. The Greyhounds’ lone blemish is the 2-2 tie at Holy Cross, which went to two overtimes.

Saint Anselm is 0-0 and will open its season against Assumption. The Hawks’ most recent result was a 2-0 loss at Franklin Pierce. Saint Anselm will play its first game of the season at home before the return game at Assumption. The Hawks will play their first four games of the season against Assumption, Franklin Pierce and Stonehill.

After Friday, the teams will meet again in the return game at Assumption. Assumption then is scheduled to visit Mercyhurst for two games, travel to Long Island for two, face Franklin Pierce in a home-and-home, meet Stonehill in a home-and-home and visit Brown. Saint Anselm is set to host Franklin Pierce, visit Franklin Pierce, face Stonehill in a home-and-home, visit Saint Michael’s for two, travel to Sacred Heart for two and host Post. Assumption’s next 10 games include seven road contests, while Saint Anselm’s next 10 include seven road contests.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Saint Anselm 4, Assumption 3. The projection favors the Hawks by one goal.