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Position: Forward DOB: 1994-11-16 Country: USA

NCAA-W Projection

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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W

0.27

Average (0.25–0.45)

Base NCAAe-W PPG0.3102

Conf. Strength0.997

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg

0.59

Average (0.35–0.65)

Base D3e-W PPG0.6864

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
2010-11	Warroad High (W)	USHS-MN-W	25	30	31	61	2.440	0.3684	0.3667
2011-12	Warroad High (W)	USHS-MN-W	25	44	34	78	3.120	0.4711	0.4485
2012-13	Warroad High (W)	USHS-MN-W	25	33	39	72	2.880	0.4349	0.3981
2018-19	Brynäs IF	SDHL	24	2	5	7	0.292	0.3411	0.3236

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
2016-17	North Dakota	—	SO	38	6	9	15	0.395
2015-16	North Dakota	—	FR	35	1	2	3	0.086

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

Player	League · Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School
Taylor Williamson	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 2.14 PPG	0.395	Minnesota
Haley Mack	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 2.16 PPG	0.371	Bemidji State
Emily Bergland	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 2.16 PPG	0.114	Bemidji State
Corbin Boyd	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 2.16 PPG	0.269	Minnesota State
Brittany Wheeler	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 2.16 PPG	0.111	Yale

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

Player	Junior Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School	Conference
Shannon Stewart	2015-16 · 0.74 PPG	0.833	SUNY Plattsburgh	SUNYAC
Madie Leidt	2025-26 · 0.63 PPG	0.964	Middlebury	NESCAC
Samantha Young	2013-14 · 1.35 PPG	0.455	Wisconsin-River Falls	WIAC
Kelsey Rafferty	2011-12 · 0.90 PPG	0.680	Hamline	MIAC
Taylor Holm	2021-22 · 0.61 PPG	1.000	Post	CHA-W

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.