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Position: Defense DOB: 2005-07-13 Country: Canada

NCAA-W Projection

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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W

0.22

Developing (<0.25)

Base NCAAe-W PPG0.2341

Conf. Strength0.997

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg

0.58

Average (0.35–0.65)

Base D3e-W PPG0.6102

Conf. Strength1.000

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

D1W / D3W Likelihood

NCAA D1W

NCAA D3W

98%

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).

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG	NCAAe-W PPG	Age-Adjusted
2021-22	London Devilettes	OWHL-U22	29	0	9	9	0.310	0.1087	0.1087
2022-23	London Devilettes	OWHL-U22	39	5	25	30	0.769	0.2694	0.2694
2023-24	RINK HA Kelowna U18 Prep	CSSHL-U18W	30	11	18	29	0.967	0.2215	0.2215

NCAAe-W = points/game translated to NCAA-W equivalent · COVID-flagged seasons in yellow

College Seasons

Season	School	Conference	Year	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2025-26	Penn State	WCHA-W	SO	39	3	8	11	0.282
2024-25	Penn State	WCHA-W	FR	38	0	5	5	0.132

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

Player	League · Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School
Dani Sadek	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.46 PPG	0.611	Ohio State
Lauren Kelly	NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 0.73 PPG	0.208	Dartmouth
Erin O'Connor	USHS-W · 2013-14 · 2.80 PPG	0.758	Cornell
Grace Bizal	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.35 PPG	0.268	Boston College
Taylor Marchin	NE-Prep-Girls · 2012-13 · 0.77 PPG	0.207	Yale

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

Player	Junior Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School	Conference
Kaiya Sandy	2024-25 · 1.27 PPG	0.571	Hamline	MIAC
Ali Biagini	2013-14 · 1.00 PPG	0.714	Wisconsin-Stevens Point	WIAC
Lily Mortenson	2021-22 · 0.82 PPG	0.867	Gustavus Adolphus	MIAC
Emily Bill	2024-25 · 1.67 PPG	0.429	St. Norbert	NCHA
Kaleigh Martinson	2015-16 · 1.20 PPG	0.593	Wisconsin-Superior	WIAC

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.