Rayla Clemons

Amelia Van Vliet

/ Ice Hockey

Rayla Clemons, womens ice hockey game, Penn State, 2023

Photo by: Braden Kletz

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-2
Class:
Junior
High School:
Pittsburgh Pens Elite 19U
Hometown:
Franklin, Mich.

Notable Achievements: Three-Time AHA All-Academic Team

Senior Season (2023-24): Alternate captain … Tallied two shots vs. Post (9/30) ... Had one shot vs. Penn State (10/28) ... Recorded one assist and one shot vs. Penn State (10/29)... Recorded two shots at RMU (11/3)... Had one assist and took five shots at RMU (11/4) ... Took three shots vs. Lindenwood and won one faceoff (11/17) ... Recorded three shots and one block at Clarkson (11/25) ... Took three shots and won one face-off at RIT (12/01/2023) ... Had one shot on goal vs. RMU (1/26/24) ... Recorded one goal, one assist, and one block at Lindenwood (2/2/24) ... Tallied one blocked shot vs. RIT (2/10/24) ... Registered one shot vs. Mercyhurst (2/17/24) ... AHA All Academic Team.

Junior Season (2022-23): Alternate captain ... Had an assist at St. Lawrence (10/8/22) ... Recorded two assists at Clarkson (10/14) ... Tallied an assist at Princeton (11/11) ... Scored one goal in each game of the Post series (11/25 & 11/26) ... Had an assist against Vermont (12/9) ... Scored a goal against Vermont (12/10) ... Recorded an assist at Lindenwood (1/20) ... Added an assist vs. Penn State (2/4) ... Scored a power-play goal vs. Stonehill (2/18)

Sophomore Season (2021-22): Played in 28 games … Finished fifth in the nation in short-handed goals … Tallied an assist at Lindenwood (10/23/21) ... Scored a goal at RIT (11/6/21) ... Added an assist vs. Penn State (11/20/21) … Recorded a goal at Vermont (11/27/21) … Tallied an assist vs. Princeton (12/10/21) ... Recorded a goal and an assist in series vs. RIT (1/21/22-1/22/22) … Added two assists in series vs. Lindenwood (1/28/22-1/29/22) … Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll … CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Freshman Season (2020-21): CHA Rookie of the Month (November) … Played in 21 games … Scored two goals in the season-opener vs. Colgate (11/20/20), becoming the first Syracuse freshman to score two goals in her collegiate debut since Janelle Malcolm in 2008-09 … Recorded an assist at Colgate (11/21/20) … Recorded a goal in the CHA semifinal game vs. Penn State (3/4/21) … Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... CHA All-Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Syracuse: Played for Pittsburgh Pens Elite 19U ... Won 2019-20 district championship and was supposed to head to USA Hockey Nationals in Blaine, Minn. April 2-6 before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Recorded 179 goals and 239 assists since 14U ... Previously went to Nationals in 2016 with Little Caesars 16U ... Participated in 2016, '17 and '19 USA Hockey Development Camps.

Personal: Rayla Atrice Clemons ... Born in October 2001 in Royal Oak, Michigan ... Daughter of Rodney and Renea Clemons ... Has one brother, Rylan, and one sister, Ranya ... Majoring in medicinal chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences.