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Sophie Melsness Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2003-10-09 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
2017-18 Benilde-St. Margaret's (W) USHS-MN-W 22 2 2 4 0.182 0.0275 0.0275 — —
2018-19 Benilde-St. Margaret's (W) USHS-MN-W 25 6 8 14 0.560 0.0846 0.0846 — —
2019-20 Benilde-St. Margaret's (W) USHS-MN-W 25 5 7 12 0.480 0.0725 0.0725 — —
2020-21 Benilde-St. Margaret's (W) USHS-MN-W 19 2 6 8 0.421 0.0636 0.0636 — —
2021-22 Benilde-St. Margaret's (W) USHS-MN-W 27 8 15 23 0.852 0.1286 0.1286 — —
■ 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 Colby D3 NESCAC — 25 2 2 4 0.160
2024-25 Colby D3 NESCAC — 2 0 1 1 0.500
2023-24 Colby D3 NESCAC — 24 4 12 16 0.667
2022-23 Merrimack D1 HEA-W — 21 1 1 2 0.095
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.10
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.10
2022-23 · Merrimack
0.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

2%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
98%
Club / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#8053
Forward overall
#353
Forward born in 2003
#2201
in USHS-MN-W

D1 Comparables

Amanda Bäckebo
SDHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG
→ Syracuse (0.06 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Holly Dietzler
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.84 PPG
→ Lindenwood (0.11 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Jessica Bonfe
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.84 PPG
→ Merrimack (0.21 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Kylie Hanley
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.84 PPG
→ Minnesota Duluth (0.14 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Suvi Ollikainen
SMLIIGA-W · 2012-13 · 0.32 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.15 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Amanda Bäckebo
Syracuse ·
0.056 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Holly Dietzler
Lindenwood ·
0.108 Developing
actual D2/3 PPG
Jessica Bonfe
Merrimack ·
0.206 Developing
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.