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Position: Forward DOB: 2007-03-06 Country: USA Height: 5'4" (162 cm)
NCAA-W Projection
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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W
0.30
Average (0.25–0.45)
Base NCAAe-W PPG0.3501
Conf. Strength0.997
Year Adj (FR)×0.80
Confidencehigh
Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg
0.69
Strong (0.65–1.00)
Base D3e-W PPG0.8061
Conf. Strength1.000
Year Adj (FR)×0.80
Confidencehigh
Seasons Used2

D1W / D3W Likelihood

8%
NCAA D1W
2%
NCAA D3W
90%
Club / Other

Based on 40 comparable players

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  Solid = age-adjusted NCAAe-W PPG  ·  Green = actual college PPG

Pre-College Seasons

Most women's college players come directly from high school hockey. Junior or HS season stats below (when available on Elite Prospects).

SeasonTeamLeagueGP GAPtsPPG NCAAe-W PPGAge-Adjusted
2022-23 16U-AAA-W 31 4 6 10 0.323 0.1152 0.1152
2023-24 19U-AAA-W 34 6 8 14 0.412 0.1690 0.1690
2024-25 19U-AAA-W 47 4 11 15 0.319 0.1310 0.1310
NCAAe-W = points/game translated to NCAA-W equivalent  ·  COVID-flagged seasons in yellow

College Seasons

SeasonSchoolConferenceYear GPGAPtsPPG
2025-26 Stonehill NEWHA FR 37 3 9 12 0.324

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

PlayerLeague · Season · PPG FR College PPGSchool
Amanda Bäckebo SDHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG 0.056 Syracuse
Lydia Passolt USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.89 PPG 0.095 Bemidji State
Holly Dietzler USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.84 PPG 0.108 Lindenwood
Jessica Bonfe USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.84 PPG 0.206 Merrimack
Kylie Hanley USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 0.84 PPG 0.143 Minnesota Duluth

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

PlayerJunior Season · PPG FR College PPGSchoolConference
Adrienne Hansen 2023-24 · 0.70 PPG 0.481 Wisconsin-Eau Claire WIAC
Andrea Noss 2013-14 · 0.52 PPG 0.667 SUNY Oswego SUNYAC
Shelby Evans 2024-25 · 0.89 PPG St. Scholastica NCHA
Lauren Schmidt 2024-25 · 1.00 PPG 0.333 St. Catherine MIAC
Alyson Vogelsang 2023-24 · 0.81 PPG St. Catherine MIAC

Women's college hockey projections draw primarily on high school and junior stats when available. Because most women go directly from HS to college, projections with limited pre-college data use conference-based priors.

NCAAe-W factors are derived from historical pre-college→NCAA-W transitions. For many players, projection confidence is lower than men's due to sparse pre-college tracking.