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Kate Rydland Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1998-05-11 Country: USA

NCAA-W Projection

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NCAA Division I Women's

Projected PPG — WCHA-W

0.12

Developing (<0.25)

Base NCAAe-W PPG0.1258

Conf. Strength0.997

Year Adj (FR)×0.80

Confidencehigh

Seasons Used2

NCAA D3W

Projected PPG — Division Avg

0.27

Developing (<0.35)

Base D3e-W PPG0.2908

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	Eden Prairie High (W)	USHS-MN-W	24	6	7	13	0.542	0.0818	0.0818
2013-14	Eden Prairie High (W)	USHS-MN-W	25	6	8	14	0.560	0.0846	0.0846
2014-15	Eden Prairie High (W)	USHS-MN-W	24	10	12	22	0.917	0.1384	0.1384
2015-16	Eden Prairie High (W)	USHS-MN-W	25	4	20	24	0.960	0.1450	0.1450

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
2019-20	Penn State	WCHA-W	SR	35	1	3	4	0.114
2018-19	Penn State	WCHA-W	JR	34	0	0	0	0.000
2017-18	Penn State	WCHA-W	SO	35	1	3	4	0.114
2016-17	Penn State	WCHA-W	FR	31	4	1	5	0.161

Historical Comparables — NCAA D1W

Player	League · Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School
Izzy Bagi	19U-AAA-W · 2012-13 · 0.45 PPG	0.556	Holy Cross
Mekenzie Steffen	USHS-MN-W · 2012-13 · 1.04 PPG	0.350	Wisconsin
Ebba Strandberg	SDHL · 2012-13 · 0.11 PPG	0.333	Maine
Lauren Boyle	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.08 PPG	0.486	Ohio State
Taylor Turnquist	USHS-MN-W · 2013-14 · 1.08 PPG	0.171	Clarkson

Historical Comparables — NCAA D3W

Player	Junior Season · PPG	FR College PPG	School	Conference
Shelby Evans	2024-25 · 0.89 PPG	—	St. Scholastica	NCHA
Andrea Noss	2013-14 · 0.52 PPG	0.667	SUNY Oswego	SUNYAC
Adrienne Hansen	2023-24 · 0.70 PPG	0.481	Wisconsin-Eau Claire	WIAC
Lauren Schmidt	2024-25 · 1.00 PPG	0.333	St. Catherine	MIAC
Amber Meluzio	2024-25 · 0.79 PPG	0.464	Elmira	UCHC

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.