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Position: Defense DOB: 2006-09-07 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
2020-21 Orono High USHS-MN-W 20 2 13 15 0.750 0.1205 0.1205 — —
2021-22 Orono High USHS-MN-W 30 3 33 36 1.200 0.1927 0.1927 — —
2022-23 Orono High USHS-MN-W 30 7 22 29 0.967 0.1553 0.1553 — —
2023-24 Orono High USHS-MN-W 30 0 20 20 0.667 0.1071 0.1071 — —
2024-25 Orono High USHS-MN-W 30 3 28 31 1.033 0.1659 0.1659 — —
■ 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 Harvard D1 ECAC-W — 23 1 3 4 0.174
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.13
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.17
2025-26 · Harvard
+29.5% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

10%
NCAA D1
10%
NCAA D2/D3
80%
Club / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#1684
Defenseman overall
#242
Defenseman born in 2006
#1248
in USHS-MN-W

D1 Comparables

Mekenzie Steffen
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.04 PPG
→ Wisconsin (0.35 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Strong D
NCAAe PPG
Kate Hallett
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.08 PPG
→ Harvard (0.10 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Katie Robinson
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.08 PPG
→ Minnesota (0.13 D1 FR PPG)
0.17 Developing D
NCAAe PPG
Grace Bizal
USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.16 PPG
→ Boston College (0.27 D1 FR PPG)
0.19 Average 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

D2/3 Comparables

Mekenzie Steffen
Wisconsin ·
0.350 Average D
actual D2/3 PPG
Kate Hallett
Harvard ·
0.100 Developing D
actual D2/3 PPG
Katie Robinson
Minnesota ·
0.129 Developing D
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.