Cayla Barnes

Women's Ice Hockey_12.10.23_Minnesota State

Year:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Eastvale, Calif.
Position:
Defense
High School:
New Hampton School
Last Team:
Boston College
Height:
5-1

Ohio State Career Honors

2024 National Champion
2024 WCHA Regular Season Champion
Second Team AHCA All-American (2024)
Frozen Four All-Tournament Team (2024)
First Team All-WCHA
OSU Scholar-Athlete (2024)
WCHA All-Academic Team (2024)
WCHA Scholar-Athlete (2024)

Ohio State Overview
Played in all 39 games for the Buckeyes on defense… recorded 11 goals and 25 assists as a Buckeye, including an assist on the goal that won Ohio State its 2024 national title… led the country in 2023-24 with a +71

2023-24 – Graduate

Skated in all 39 games for the Buckeyes on defense
Led the country with a +71 on ice
Blocked a team-high 62 shots on the year
Registered her first point as a Buckeye in the 3-2 win at Colgate (Sept. 30) and her first goal at St. Thomas (Oct. 21)
Assisted the game-winning goal in the Buckeyes’ 1-0 win over Wisconsin in the 2024 national title game
Helped the Buckeyes hold opponents to a league-best 1.31 goals per game

Prior to Ohio State

Played four seasons at Boston College before transferring to Ohio State
Two-time Olympian for the United States, winning silver at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Games
Has earned a spot on five World Championship teams and played on four, including the gold medal teams in 2019 and 2023 and silver medal teams in 2021 and 2022
Helped Team USA to two Four Nations Cups (2017, 2018)
Guided Boston College to three NCAA Tournament appearances
AHCA Second Team All-American (2020-21)
The first three-time IIHF U18 World Championship gold medalist, winning gold with Team USA in 2015, 2016 and 2017
Three-sport athlete at the New Hampton School, playing ice hockey, soccer and lacrosse

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