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Sara Manness Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Forward DOB: 2007-09-26 Country: Canada
2026 NHL Draft Eligible
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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
2023-24 Burlington Barracudas AA OWHL-U22 39 43 57 100 2.564 0.8964 0.8964 — —
2024-25 Burlington Barracudas AA OWHL-U22 29 26 27 53 1.828 0.6389 0.6389 — —
■ 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 Clarkson D1 ECAC-W — 35 21 31 52 1.486
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.69
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
1.49
2025-26 · Clarkson
+115.2% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

40%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
60%
Club / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#184
Forward overall
#1
Forward born in 2007
#2
in OWHL-U22

D1 Comparables

Phoebe Staenz
NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 1.38 PPG
→ Yale (0.68 D1 FR PPG)
0.63 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Bridget Carey
NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 1.38 PPG
→ Brown (0.36 D1 FR PPG)
0.63 Average
NCAAe PPG
Nicole Guagliardo
USHS-W · 2013-14 · 2.27 PPG
→ Mercyhurst (0.16 D1 FR PPG)
0.66 Developing
NCAAe PPG
Nicole Schammel
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 4.16 PPG
→ Minnesota State (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.67 Strong
NCAAe PPG
Lauren Abbenante
NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 1.30 PPG
→ Holy Cross (0.61 D1 FR PPG)
0.60 Strong
NCAAe PPG

D2/3 Comparables

Phoebe Staenz
Yale ·
0.680 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG
Bridget Carey
Brown ·
0.357 Average
actual D2/3 PPG
Nicole Guagliardo
Mercyhurst ·
0.156 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.