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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. Strength1.000

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
Sara Taffe	2012-13 · 0.92 PPG	0.667	Hamilton	NESCAC

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.