NEWARK, Del. (Interstat) — The Union Garnet Chargers will put their unbeaten start on the line Friday when they visit the Delaware Blue Hens for a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game at Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Del.

Union enters at 4-0 after sweeping its first two road series. The Garnet Chargers opened with a 4-3 overtime win at Franklin Pierce, then followed with a 2-0 win. They completed a sweep at Merrimack with 4-2 victories in consecutive games. In the most recent win, Maddie Leaney recorded one goal, two assists and three shots on goal. Jill Willis scored twice and put five shots on net, while Karianne Engelbert added a goal, an assist and three shots on goal. Leaney, a center, is Union’s player to watch. She also had one goal and one assist with 11 shots on goal in the overtime win at Franklin Pierce, giving the Garnet Chargers a productive option in transition and on the power play.

Delaware enters at 1-4-1 and will look for a stronger performance at home. The Blue Hens’ most recent game was a 3-2 loss at RIT. Danica Mark scored and had one shot on goal. Bailey Gray added an assist with two shots on goal, and Lexie Lonask also recorded an assist. Mark, a center, is Delaware’s player to watch. She has scored in two recent contests, including a 4-1 home win against Lindenwood, and gives Delaware a central presence in the offensive zone. Delaware’s other results include a 4-1 loss at RIT, a 3-1 home loss to Lindenwood, a 4-1 home win over Lindenwood, a 4-0 loss at Holy Cross and a 2-2 double-overtime tie at Holy Cross.

The Blue Hens have scored 10 goals through six games and will face a Union defense that has allowed only seven goals during its 4-0 start. Union has shown balance, with Leaney, Willis and Engelbert leading the attack in the latest victory. Delaware will counter with Mark, Gray and Lonask as it tries to hand the Garnet Chargers their first loss. The game is the first of a two-game series between the teams, with the second scheduled for the following day.

Union continues a road-heavy early schedule after this series, while Delaware remains in the opening stretch of its season. The Garnet Chargers have been efficient away from home, winning all four games, and will try to keep that form intact before returning for a home series against Quinnipiac and Princeton. Delaware will seek consistency in front of its home crowd and aim to build on its lone win of the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Union 2, Delaware 0.