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Position: Forward DOB: Unknown Country: USA

NCAA-W Projection

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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W

0.17

Developing (<0.25)

Base NCAAe-W PPG0.1966

Conf. Strength0.997

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg

0.39

Average (0.35–0.65)

Base D3e-W PPG0.4507

Conf. Strength1.000

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

D1W / D3W Likelihood

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
2012-13	Chippewa Falls/Menomonie	USHS-W	23	15	12	27	1.174	0.0997	0.0997
2013-14	Chippewa Falls/Menomonie	USHS-W	21	9	19	28	1.333	0.1132	0.1132
2014-15	Buffalo High	USHS-MN-W	25	6	10	16	0.640	0.0966	0.0966
2015-16	Buffalo High	USHS-MN-W	25	14	15	29	1.160	0.1752	0.1752

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
2017-18	Wisconsin-River Falls	WIAC	SO	28	7	8	15	0.536
2016-17	Wisconsin-River Falls	WIAC	FR	23	6	4	10	0.435

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

Player	League · Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School
Gabbie Hughes	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.16 PPG	1.121	Minnesota Duluth
Laura Anderson	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.16 PPG	0.290	Yale
Andrea Renner	USHS-W · 2013-14 · 2.00 PPG	0.167	Northeastern
Natalie Snodgrass	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.20 PPG	1.000	UConn
Kaylee Druk	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.20 PPG	0.000	Syracuse

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

Player	Junior Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School	Conference
Greer Hardacre	2023-24 · 1.48 PPG	0.286	Saint Benedict	MIAC
Ellin Rees	2023-24 · 0.80 PPG	0.536	Norwich	LittleEast
Malia Mckinnon	2022-23 · 1.19 PPG	0.346	Bethel	MIAC
McKayla Romano	2024-25 · 0.62 PPG	0.680	Lebanon Valley	MAC
Tory Heller	2010-11 · 1.04 PPG	0.407	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	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.