MINNEAPOLIS (Interstat) — The Lindenwood Lions will visit the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a women’s NCAA Division I hockey game Thursday at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. Lindenwood enters with a 4-6 record, while Minnesota is 5-1. The Lions will be the visiting team, and the Golden Gophers will be the home team.

Lindenwood will look to center Raquel McCormack for production. McCormack had two shots on goal in the Lions’ most recent game, a 3-0 loss at Penn State. Over her past six contests, she has recorded two assists and 15 shots on goal. In that span, she had two shots on goal at Penn State, two assists and two shots on goal at Penn State, three shots on goal against Mercyhurst, two shots on goal against Mercyhurst, three shots on goal at Delaware and three shots on goal at Merrimack. In the Lions’ most recent game, Krisztina Weiler recorded one shot on goal and Thea Rustbakken recorded two. Lindenwood has lost its past four games, including a 5-4 loss at Penn State, a 4-0 loss to Mercyhurst and a 2-1 loss to Mercyhurst. The Lions’ 4-6 start also includes a 3-1 win at Delaware, a 4-1 loss at Delaware, a 3-2 win at Merrimack, a 3-0 loss at Merrimack, a 7-0 win at Post and a 5-0 win at Post.

Minnesota’s player to watch is right wing Sarah Paul. Paul had two goals and five shots on goal in the Golden Gophers’ most recent game, a 6-5 loss to Ohio State. Over her past five games, she has three goals, five assists and 22 shots on goal. In that span, she had two goals and five shots on goal against Ohio State, two assists and six shots on goal against Ohio State, one goal and three shots on goal against Bemidji State, two assists and five shots on goal against Maine, and one assist and three shots on goal at Bemidji State. In the most recent game, Emma Kreisz had one goal, one assist and three shots on goal, and Julia Schalin had three assists and two shots on goal. Minnesota’s 5-1 start includes a 6-2 win over Ohio State, a 4-2 win over Bemidji State, a 4-0 win over Maine, a 5-3 win at Bemidji State and a 5-2 win at Bemidji State.

Following this game, Lindenwood is scheduled to host Robert Morris in its next two games. Minnesota is scheduled to play its next two games at Minnesota-Duluth.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Minnesota 4, Lindenwood 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Minnesota an 89.2 percent probability to win.