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Position: Forward DOB: 2005-12-18 Country: USA
NCAA-W Projection
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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W
0.13
Developing (<0.25)
Base NCAAe-W PPG0.1517
Conf. Strength0.997
Year Adj (FR)×0.80
Confidencehigh
Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg
0.30
Developing (<0.35)
Base D3e-W PPG0.3509
Conf. Strength1.000
Year Adj (FR)×0.80
Confidencehigh
Seasons Used2

D1W / D3W Likelihood

5%
NCAA D1W
2%
NCAA D3W
92%
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
2021-22 New Ulm High (W) USHS-MN-W 26 9 11 20 0.769 0.1161 0.1161
2022-23 New Ulm High (W) USHS-MN-W 27 20 7 27 1.000 0.1510 0.1428
2023-24 New Ulm High (W) USHS-MN-W 27 21 18 39 1.444 0.2181 0.1971
NCAAe-W = points/game translated to NCAA-W equivalent  ·  COVID-flagged seasons in yellow

College Seasons

SeasonSchoolConferenceYear GPGAPtsPPG
2025-26 St. Catherine MIAC SO 22 3 5 8 0.364
2024-25 St. Catherine MIAC FR 23 2 1 3 0.130

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

PlayerLeague · Season · PPG FR College PPGSchool
Sydney Brodt USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.32 PPG 0.600 Minnesota Duluth
Jackie Pieper USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.32 PPG 0.324 Merrimack
Nicole Guagliardo USHS-W · 2013-14 · 2.27 PPG 0.156 Mercyhurst
Natalie Snodgrass USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.33 PPG 1.000 UConn
Sylvia Marolt USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.35 PPG 0.000 Bemidji State

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

PlayerJunior Season · PPG FR College PPGSchoolConference
Kylie Scott 2022-23 · 1.04 PPG 0.440 Gustavus Adolphus MIAC
Sara Lind 2011-12 · 1.44 PPG 0.333 St. Olaf MIAC
Avery Engbrecht 2023-24 · 1.27 PPG 0.370 Wisconsin-Stevens Point WIAC
Aubrey Hansen 2024-25 · 1.20 PPG — Gustavus Adolphus MIAC
Olivia Martin 2024-25 · 0.92 PPG 0.500 Bethel 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.