Participated: 2017
Boston College
AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2022-23) Team captain, just the ninth two-year captain in program history. Hockey East Second Team All-Star, runner up for Hockey East Best Defender Award, Hockey East Defender of the Month (January),three-time Hockey East Defender of the Week (Nov. 28, Jan. 9, Feb. 13). Played in all 36 contests, recording 19 points on six goals and 13 assists, finished third on the team with her 13 assists and tied for third on the team with her 19 points. Led BC and tied for second in Hockey East with 63 blocked shots, had four multi-point games on the year, including three one-goal, one-assist games and a two-assist game with two assists against UConn (Feb. 25). Became the 35th player and just the seventh defender in program history to reach 75 career points, scored one power-play goal, had one game-winning goal and assisted on two game-winners. Recorded a career-high plus-17 rating, finished fourth on the team with 95 shots on goal, had at least one shot on goal in 35 of 36 contests. Participated in the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in August, selected for the 2022 IIHF World Championships roster, won a silver medal with the U.S. at the World Championships.
2022 OLYMPICS (2021-22) Silver medalist at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Played in all seven games for the U.S. en route to winning a silver medal. Finished the tournament with six points on one goal and five assists, a plus-6 rating and 18 shots on goal. Played 195 shifts for a total of 166 minutes, her 166 minutes were the third most in the tournament and second most for the United States behind former Boston College teammate Megan Keller ’19. Scored her first career Olympic goal with a power-play tally against Finland in the semi-final game.
AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020-21)Team captain-one of just 10 junior captains in program history. AHCA Second Team All-American. All-USCHO Division I Second Team, Hockey East First Team All-Star, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 11). Played in 19 games and recorded 10 points on four goals and six assists, scored two game-winning goals, blocked a team-leading 36 shots, a number that also ranked 25th in the country and seventh in Hockey East, fired 59 shots on goal to rank eighth nationally among blue liners and had at least two shots on goal in 17 of her 19 games played during the 2020-21 season. Finished the year with a plus-9 rating, scored single goals in four contests and potted the game-winner in back-to-back games played, doing it against UConn (Jan. 30) and in overtime against Providence (Feb. 12). Registered her 12th career multi-point game and eighth multi-assist game with two helpers at UConn (Dec. 4), moved in to the top 10 in program history for scoring by a defender and was named Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week (Jan. 11) after recording one goal and one assist in a two-win weekend against Merrimack, blocked multiple shots in nine games and blocked five shots in two contests. BC went 8-1-0 when she had a point. Invited to the U.S. Women’s National Team Evaluation Camp in October and March and was named to the U.S. Women’s National Team roster for the IIHF World Championship.
AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2019-20) Hockey East Second Team All-Star and one of three finalists for Hockey East Player of the Year, named to NEHWA All-New England Team. Played in 35 of 36 games for BC, recorded 23 points on a career-high six goals and 17 assists, good for fourth overall on the team and tied for 23rd in the nation among blue liners. Her 17 assists ranked third on the team, finished first in Hockey East and third in the nation with 103 blocked shots, had eight power-play assists in Hockey East play, tied for second overall and first among blue liners, tied for sixth among league defenders in conference scoring with 16 points (2-14-16).Earned her first career multi-goal game with a career-high three-point outing at Syracuse, scoring two goals, including the game-winner, and one assist in the win (Oct. 5). Had three multi-assist outings on the year, picking up two each in wins over Merrimack (Sept. 28, Oct. 18) and Holy Cross (Jan. 31), had single goals against Boston University (Nov. 15), UConn (Nov 23), and No. 2 Wisconsin (Nov. 30). Recorded one goal and one assist against UConn (Feb. 28), had single assists in nine games, had four game-winning points on the year with one goal and three assists, recorded at least three shots on goal in 26 contests, fired 108 shots on goal, fourth most on the team, her average of 3.09 shots on goal per game ranked 10th overall in the nation among blue liners. Opened up the year with at least one point in each of the first five games, missed one game while at U.S. National Women’s Team training camp, captain of the U.S. Under-22 Team that faced Canada in a three-game series in August. Earned roster spots on the U.S. National Women’s Team for the Four Nations Cup and the IIHF World Championship. Member of the U.S. roster for the 2019-20 Rivalry Series against Canada and attended the week-long training camp in November.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018-19) Played in 36 games, voted to the Hockey East All-Star Third Team, a member of the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and USCHO All-Rookie squad. Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week once (Oct. 29), scored 23 points on four goals and 19 assists to lead all rookie defenders and good for a tie for 14th nationally among all first-year players and tied for 13th in the country among all defenders. Had five game-winning points from assisting on four while scoring one, assisted on three consecutive game-winning goals (Oct. 19 to Oct. 26), blocked 74 shots on the season to lead BC and sit third in the nation among rookies, tied for fourth overall among first-year players and led all rookie defenders in Hockey East scoring with 16 points on three goals and 13 assists. Had nine power-play points to rank tied for seventh nationally among rookies, her 3.03 shots on goal per game average was second among all first-year blue liners, strung together a seven-game point streak (Oct. 6 to Oct. 28) during which she had eight points on two goals and six assists. Earned her first career point with an assist against Syracuse (Oct. 6), potted her first career goal in a 2-1 overtime win over St. Lawrence (Oct. 12), tying the game with 27 seconds left. Had six multi-point games on the season, recorded two assists at Holy Cross (Oct. 26) and then at home against UConn (Nov. 17) and Holy Cross (Feb. 1) and versus BU in the Hockey East Tournament semifinal at Providence (March 9). Had one goal and one assist at Holy Cross (Nov. 24) – with her score counting as her first career game-winning goal – and had the same score line against New Hampshire (Feb. 8) … BC went 16-1-0 when she had at least one point, participated in the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival in August, selected for and captain of the U.S. Under-22 Team that faced Canada in a three-game series. Took part in the USA Hockey National Women's Team Evaluation Camp in September, member of the U.S. National Women’s Team that won the Four Nations Cup in November and a fifth-consecutive IIHF World Championship in April in Espoo, Finland. At Worlds, Barnes tied for the lead among all U.S. defenders in points with two goals and four assists and was named one of the three outstanding players for the tournament for the U.S.
2018 OLYMPICS (2017-18) Gold medalist at the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. Was the youngest player on the U.S. team at just 19 years old. After withdrawing from her freshman season at Boston College on Oct. 28, immediately joined the U.S. National Team in residency in the Tampa, Florida, area. Played in three of the final four games of the Time is Now pre-Olympic tour against Canada, collecting three shots on goal. Played in all four games of the 2017 Four Nations Cup in the Tampa area, scoring two goals and adding one assist for three points as the U.S won the gold medal of the international event: scored one goal against Finland in the opening game on Nov. 7; added a goal against Canada in the group stage on Nov. 8; picked up an assist on Kendall Coyne’s second goal against Sweden on Nov. 10. Played in both games of Team USA’s two-game series against an all-star team from the NWHL on Jan. 13 and Jan. 15, collecting an assist in the second game . At the Olympics, played in all five games en route to a gold medal, was a +3 for the tournament, tied for the third-highest mark on the team. Played alongside Kacey Bellamy for much of the tournament, and also saw significant power play and penalty kill time, played 104 shifts and 72:46 total minutes, including a regular shift in overtime of the gold-medal game against Canada (Feb. 22). named the Boston College Female Rookie of the Year.
AS A FRESHMAN (2017-18) Played the first five games of the season before being called into the 2017-18 U.S. National Team’s residency in the Tampa, Florida, area in preparation for the 2018 Olympic Games. Made her collegiate debut on Oct. 5 against No. 4 Minnesota Duluth and played a regular shift, as well as power play and penalty kill time, in each of the first five games. Was called into the U.S. National Team on Oct. 28 and withdrew from Boston College at that time, preserving her freshman year of eligibility. in five games for the Eagles, had a +2 plus/minus mark and was whistled for two penalties while adding seven blocks and posting 19 shots without recording a point.
BEFORE BC Captain of the 2016 U.S. Under-18 team and debuted with the full U.S. National Team in December 2016 as a 17-year old. Participated in the 2017-18 U.S. National Team Selection Camp, used to determine the roster for the 2018 Olympics in April/May 2017. The first-ever three-time gold medalist at the IIHF Women’s Under-18 World Championships (2015, 2016, 2017). Earned the Directorate Award as the tournament’s best defenseman in both 2016 and 2017, scored six points (3 goals, 3 assists) at the 2017 tournament, sharing the event’s scoring lead and tying for third in both goals and assists, was second in the tournament with a +5 rating. Led the 2016 tournament with a +10 rating and tied for the tournament’s lead with six assists. Set-up the game-winning goal in overtime against Canada in the 2016 gold-medal game. Participated in the U.S. Women’s National Team’s training camp ahead of the 2016 Four Nations Cup and was also called in for the team’s 2016 Winter Training Camp ahead of the two-game series with Canada. Captained New Hampton School as a junior and senior. As a senior at New Hampton School, led the Huskies to their first-ever NEPSAC New England Division I championship, tallied a career-best 46 points (10 goals, 36 assists) in 27 games in her final year, while backing the defense to a 1.04 GAA and 12 shutouts. Was the 2017 NEPSAC Division I Player of the Year, a three-time NEPSAC All-Star (first team in 2015-16 and 2016-17; second team in 2014-15) As a junior at New Hampton School, was named USA Today’s 2016 ALL-USA Girls Hockey Player of the Year after posting 35 points (12 goals, 23 assists) in 28 games. A three-time USA Today prep All-American (2015, 2016, 2017), a four-time all-Lakes Region League honoree, finished her New Hampton career with 155 career points in 112 games from 42 goals and 103 assists. Has advanced to the USA Hockey’s Tier 1 National Championship with the East Coast Wizards each year since 2013 and helped the Under-14 team claim the silver medal at the 2013 championship.
PERSONAL Cayla is the daughter of Michelle Church and Scott Barnes, she has four older brothers: Matthew, Aaron, Nicholas and Ryan, enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences. An honor-roll student at New Hampton, also played soccer and lacrosse at New Hampton, captaining both teams.