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CAREER HONORS
- First team All-Big Ten (2022)
- Third team All-Big Ten (2021 spring)
- First team United Soccer Coaches All-North Region (2022)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2018)
- Two-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6, 2022, Oct. 4, 2022)
- Team Captain (2022)
2022 (Senior)
- First team All-Big Ten and USC All-North Region
- Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors twice, becoming the first Buckeye to earn the award multiple times in the same season since 2009
- Selected as a team captain
- Played in and started all 20 matches
- Led the team with 1,767 minutes, playing in all but 53 minutes on the season
- Was the key part of the Buckeye defense that recorded nine shutouts, the most in a season since 2018
- Recorded an assist in the NCAA second round match at Arkansas, her first since the 2019 season
2021 Fall (Senior)
- Started and played in all 20 games
- Was a rock on the defensive line, playing all but four minutes on the season
- Tallied 13 shots on the year with four on goal
2021 Spring (Junior)
- Named Third Team All-Big Ten
- Played in 14 games to reach 49 for her career
- Took six shots on the season
2019 (Sophomore)
- Appeared in all 18 matches, making 10 starts
- Assisted on Meghan Kammerdeiner’s goal vs. Ohio
- Played a season-high 82 minutes against Missouri
2018 (Freshman)
- Came off the bench in 17 matches
- Tied for third on the team with two assists and tied for fifth with two goals
- Scored the Buckeyes’ first goal and assisted on two more against Morehead State
- Scored the game-winner in the Buckeyes’ 2-0 win over Iowa
- Played a season-high 61 minutes at Purdue
Prior to Ohio State
- Played nine years of club soccer, including the last six for HBC Impact under the direction of Billy Carroll
- A three-time team captain, Barnett helped HBC impact to the Best XI National Championships the last three seasons
- Four-year starter at Bay Shore High School
- Three-time all-county, all-conference and all-league
- 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-American and All-Long Island pick as a team captain
Personal
- Daughter of Michael and Dawn Barnett
- Has six siblings: Brianna, Jaylin, Devin, Kalisa, Michael Jr., and Malina
