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Samantha Benoit Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1998-05-30 Country: USA
Signed Professionally
HPK · SMLIIGA-W

Set Commitment

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
2013-14 NAHA Red 16U 16U-AAA-W 69 4 8 12 0.174 0.0780 0.0780 — —
2015-16 NAHA White 19U AAA JWHL-U19 29 0 12 12 0.414 0.1553 0.1553 — —
2021-22 HPK SMLIIGA-W 20 4 3 7 0.350 0.1361 0.1361 — —
■ 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
2020-21 Norwich D3 — — 8 2 7 9 1.125
2019-20 Norwich D3 — JR 28 6 29 35 1.250
2018-19 Norwich D3 — SO 29 5 22 27 0.931
2017-18 Norwich D3 — FR 31 3 26 29 0.935
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.12
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.94
2017-18 · Norwich
+696.4% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

12%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
88%
Club / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#2232
Defenseman overall
#251
Defenseman born in 1998

D1 Comparables

Ebba Strandberg
SDHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG
→ Maine (0.33 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Kenzie Prater
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.83 PPG
→ Quinnipiac (0.43 D1 FR PPG)
0.13 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Allison Roethke
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.80 PPG
→ Quinnipiac
0.12 No data
NCAAe PPG
Emma Turbyville
USHS-W · 2013-14 · 0.39 PPG
→ St. Cloud State (0.04 D1 FR PPG)
0.12 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Mekenzie Steffen
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.04 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.16 Strong D
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Ebba Strandberg
Maine ·
0.333 Average D
actual D2/3 PPG
Kenzie Prater
Quinnipiac ·
0.432 Strong D
actual D2/3 PPG
Allison Roethke
Quinnipiac ·
0.000 No data
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.