[2] Woo was born and raised in Plymouth, Minnesota, on the western edge of the Minneapolis suburbs, in the United States.

While a high school ice hockey player, she was a two-time All-Conference selection for the Northwest Suburban Conference and was named a Minnesota All-State honorable mention as a senior.

[4] Woo was recruited as a heritage player and was ultimately selected 48th overall in the 2017 CWHL Draft by Kunlun Red Star WIH.

She fully rejoined the team for the 2021–22 season, tallying five goals and seven assists for 12 points in 21 games before the Olympic break.

[2][5] Her master's thesis was "Label-free functional imaging of cell viability response to disruptive agents in 3D spheroids using optical coherence tomography.