WAKEFIELD, Mass. – Hockey East Association announced Monday that Boston College women's hockey redshirt junior Cayla Barnes has been named the league's Defensive Player of the week.
The Eastvale, Calif. native registered one goal and one assist for two points while adding seven shots on goal and four blocked shots over the two-win weekend for the Eagles. On Friday, Barnes earned an assist on a power-play goal and added four shots on goal in a 5-3 win over the Merrimack Warriors. The next day at Merrimack, she scored her first goal of the season late in the first period of an eventual 3-1 win.