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Sophia Hess Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2007-04-26 Country: USA
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NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2020-21 River Lakes High (W) USHS-MN-W 21 6 9 15 0.714 0.1079 0.1079 — —
2021-22 River Lakes High (W) USHS-MN-W 31 23 26 49 1.581 0.2387 0.2532 — —
2022-23 River Lakes High (W) USHS-MN-W 27 23 16 39 1.444 0.2181 0.2210 — —
2023-24 River Lakes High (W) USHS-MN-W 24 28 17 45 1.875 0.2831 0.2750 — —
2024-25 River Lakes High (W) USHS-MN-W 28 35 17 52 1.857 0.2804 0.2616 — —
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2025-26 Wisconsin-River Falls D3 WIAC FR 31 28 32 60 1.935
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.23
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
1.94
2025-26 · Wisconsin-River Falls
+747.0% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

20%
NCAA D1
8%
NCAA D2/D3
72%
Club / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#2296
Forward overall
#60
Forward born in 2007
#211
in USHS-MN-W

D1 Comparables

Mariah Gardner
USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.74 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.07 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Emily Gunderson
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.71 PPG
→ Lindenwood (0.17 D1 FR PPG)
0.26 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Paige Voight
USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.76 PPG
→ Merrimack (0.56 D1 FR PPG)
0.27 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Charly Dalhquist
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.68 PPG
→ North Dakota (0.24 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jordan McLaughlin
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.68 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.29 D1 FR PPG)
0.25 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Mariah Gardner
Minnesota State ·
0.071 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Emily Gunderson
Lindenwood ·
0.171 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Paige Voight
Merrimack ·
0.559 Average
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.