Cayla Howard

13 Cayla Howard
Cayla Howard
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    155
  • Hometown:
    Naugatuck, Conn.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Nickname:
    Cay
  • High School:
    Holy Cross High School
  • Major:
    Nursing
  • gp
    20
  • pts/g
    12.8
  • fg %
    33.1
  • 3pt %
    26.8
  • ft %
    72.8
  • reb/g
    5.5
  • a/g
    2.0
Bio

2025-2026 Season Statistics

One of this year's captains...Named to the All-CACC Third Team...Named to the All-Met Second Team...Named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll once this season...Named to the Fall 2025 CACC Academic Honor Roll...Named to the CSC Academic All-District® Women's Basketball Team...Named to the CACC All-Academic Team.

2024-2025 Season Statistics

Named to the All-CACC Second Team...Named to the All-Met Second Team...Earned two CACC Defensive Player of the Week honors this season...Named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll once this season...Scored her 1,000th career point vs Bloomfield College of Montclair State University on January 14, 2025...Named to the Fall 2024 CACC Academic Honor Roll...Named to the Spring 2025 CACC Academic Honor Roll...Named to East Comm Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2023-2024 Season Statistics

Earned one CACC Player of the Week honors this season...Named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll six times this season...Named to the All-Met First Team..Named to the All-CACC Second Team...Named to the Fall CACC Academic Honor Roll...Named to the Spring CACC Academic Honor Roll.

2022-2023 Season Statistics

Scored a career high 19 points against Assumption University on November 26, 2022...Earned three CACC Rookie of the Week accolades...Named to the CACC All-Tournament Team.

Prior to Dominican University

  • 3x girls basketball MVP
  • 3x girls basketball All State
  • Track/Cross Country Coach's award
  • Cross Country Most Valuable runner
  • 3x girls basketball All League 

 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 20 12
Games started 19 11
Minutes 638 374
Minutes per game 31.9 31.2
FG 81-245 44-138
FG Pct 33.1 31.9
3PT 26-97 13-59
3PT Pct 26.8 22.0
FT 67-92 38-47
FT Pct 72.8 80.9
Off rebounds 33 16
Def rebounds 77 53
Total rebounds 110 69
Rebounds per game 5.5 5.8
Personal fouls 36 18
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 40 31
Turnovers 43 26
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 1.2
Steals 35 20
Blocks 28 12
Points 255 139
Points per game 12.8 11.6
Points per 40.0 min 16.0 14.9
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 11 at Felician University L, 70-41
Feb 14 Thomas Jefferson Univ. L, 68-58
Feb 17 at University of Bridgeport W, 54-46
Feb 21 Georgian Court University L, 65-44
Feb 25 Post University L, 69-46
Feb 28 at Wilmington University W, 68-66
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 14 vs. Pace University L, 68-65 1 36 6-19 31.6 0-3 0.0 9-9 100.0 21
Nov 15 at Adelphi University L, 68-56 1 35 3-11 27.3 0-2 0.0 6-9 66.7 12
Nov 19 St. Thomas Aquinas College W, 75-61 1 31 8-15 53.3 3-6 50.0 3-4 75.0 22
Nov 22 at St. Michael's College L, 79-76 1 36 9-18 50.0 4-7 57.1 4-6 66.7 26
Nov 25 Holy Family University L, 79-65 1 38 5-16 31.3 4-7 57.1 5-5 100.0 19
Nov 30 Goldey-Beacom College W, 72-53 1 29 6-14 42.9 2-8 25.0 0-0 - 14
Dec 6 at Assumption University L, 86-40 1 27 1-14 7.1 0-4 0.0 0-6 0.0 2
Dec 9 at Caldwell University L, 82-60 1 35 3-12 25.0 1-7 14.3 2-2 100.0 9
Dec 13 at Chestnut Hill College L, 75-71 1 36 3-9 33.3 2-5 40.0 5-6 83.3 13
Dec 16 Southern Connecticut State University W, 72-67 1 36 6-10 60.0 3-6 50.0 5-6 83.3 20
Dec 19 at American International College L, 68-56 1 37 2-12 16.7 1-6 16.7 2-5 40.0 7
Jan 3 Wilmington University W, 53-45 1 29 5-14 35.7 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 13
Jan 6 Felician University L, 68-49 1 34 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 8-9 88.9 15
Jan 8 at Mercy University L, 76-52 1 26 2-8 25.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 10 at Georgian Court University L, 57-55 1 37 3-12 25.0 0-2 0.0 6-9 66.7 12
Jan 14 University of Bridgeport W, 54-34 1 33 1-9 11.1 0-5 0.0 4-4 100.0 6
Jan 17 at Thomas Jefferson Univ. L, 61-44 1 40 8-21 38.1 2-10 20.0 5-8 62.5 23
Jan 20 at Post University L, 62-47 - 40 4-12 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Jan 24 at Holy Family University L, 74-52 1 22 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 1-2 50.0 7
Jan 31 at Goldey-Beacom College L, 71-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Caldwell University L, 74-47 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Chestnut Hill College L, 66-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Felician University L, 70-41 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Thomas Jefferson Univ. L, 68-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at University of Bridgeport W, 54-46 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Georgian Court University L, 65-44 1 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 25 Post University L, 69-46 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Wilmington University W, 68-66 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 14 vs. Pace University L, 68-65 1 36 5 2 7 1 2 1 4
Nov 15 at Adelphi University L, 68-56 1 35 3 6 9 2 3 2 2
Nov 19 St. Thomas Aquinas College W, 75-61 1 31 1 2 3 0 0 4 1
Nov 22 at St. Michael's College L, 79-76 1 36 0 3 3 1 2 2 2
Nov 25 Holy Family University L, 79-65 1 38 2 8 10 2 2 1 3
Nov 30 Goldey-Beacom College W, 72-53 1 29 1 8 9 5 2 4 2
Dec 6 at Assumption University L, 86-40 1 27 2 4 6 1 0 2 0
Dec 9 at Caldwell University L, 82-60 1 35 1 2 3 4 3 2 3
Dec 13 at Chestnut Hill College L, 75-71 1 36 0 5 5 1 4 0 0
Dec 16 Southern Connecticut State University W, 72-67 1 36 1 2 3 1 3 3 4
Dec 19 at American International College L, 68-56 1 37 3 3 6 2 2 0 1
Jan 3 Wilmington University W, 53-45 1 29 0 7 7 4 1 4 1
Jan 6 Felician University L, 68-49 1 34 2 3 5 3 1 0 0
Jan 8 at Mercy University L, 76-52 1 26 2 2 4 1 5 1 2
Jan 10 at Georgian Court University L, 57-55 1 37 2 3 5 1 1 2 0
Jan 14 University of Bridgeport W, 54-34 1 33 1 7 8 4 2 2 1
Jan 17 at Thomas Jefferson Univ. L, 61-44 1 40 4 5 9 2 3 2 1
Jan 20 at Post University L, 62-47 - 40 2 3 5 5 5 2 0
Jan 24 at Holy Family University L, 74-52 1 22 1 2 3 0 2 1 1
Jan 31 at Goldey-Beacom College L, 71-63 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Caldwell University L, 74-47 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 Chestnut Hill College L, 66-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 at Felician University L, 70-41 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 Thomas Jefferson Univ. L, 68-58 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 17 at University of Bridgeport W, 54-46 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Georgian Court University L, 65-44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 25 Post University L, 69-46 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Wilmington University W, 68-66 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 14 vs. Pace University L, 68-65 1 1 - 0.5
Nov 15 at Adelphi University L, 68-56 1 2 0 0.7
Nov 19 St. Thomas Aquinas College W, 75-61 1 1 - -
Nov 22 at St. Michael's College L, 79-76 1 4 0 0.5
Nov 25 Holy Family University L, 79-65 1 3 - 1.0
Nov 30 Goldey-Beacom College W, 72-53 1 2 - 2.5
Dec 6 at Assumption University L, 86-40 1 4 - -
Dec 9 at Caldwell University L, 82-60 1 2 - 1.3
Dec 13 at Chestnut Hill College L, 75-71 1 2 - 0.3
Dec 16 Southern Connecticut State University W, 72-67 1 0 - 0.3
Dec 19 at American International College L, 68-56 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 3 Wilmington University W, 53-45 1 1 - 4.0
Jan 6 Felician University L, 68-49 1 2 - 3.0
Jan 8 at Mercy University L, 76-52 1 4 0 0.2
Jan 10 at Georgian Court University L, 57-55 1 3 - 1.0
Jan 14 University of Bridgeport W, 54-34 1 0 - 2.0
Jan 17 at Thomas Jefferson Univ. L, 61-44 1 1 0 0.7
Jan 20 at Post University L, 62-47 - 1 - 1.0
Jan 24 at Holy Family University L, 74-52 1 1 0 0.0
Jan 31 at Goldey-Beacom College L, 71-63 - - - -
Feb 3 Caldwell University L, 74-47 - - - -
Feb 7 Chestnut Hill College L, 66-58 - - - -
Feb 11 at Felician University L, 70-41 - - - -
Feb 14 Thomas Jefferson Univ. L, 68-58 - - - -
Feb 17 at University of Bridgeport W, 54-46 - - - -
Feb 21 Georgian Court University L, 65-44 1 0 - -
Feb 25 Post University L, 69-46 - - - -
Feb 28 at Wilmington University W, 68-66 - - - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 31 25.3 3.8-8.5 0.8-2.5 2.1-3.0 10.6
2023-24 26 33.9 6.2-14.2 1.5-4.6 4.0-6.1 18.0
2024-25 27 35.9 5.2-14.3 1.2-5.1 2.5-3.2 14.1
2025-26 20 31.9 4.0-12.2 1.3-4.8 3.4-4.6 12.8
Total 104 31.4 4.8-12.1 1.2-4.2 2.9-4.1 13.8
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 31 25 783 119-264 45.1 25-79 31.6 65-92 70.7 328
2023-24 26 26 881 162-368 44.0 39-120 32.5 105-158 66.5 468
2024-25 27 27 968 141-385 36.6 32-139 23.0 67-86 77.9 381
2025-26 20 19 638 81-245 33.1 26-97 26.8 67-92 72.8 255
Total 104 97 3270 503-1262 39.9 122-435 28.0 304-428 71.0 1432
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 31 783 25.3 6.1-13.5 1.3-4.0 31.6 3.3-4.7 16.8
2023-24 26 881 33.9 7.4-16.7 1.8-5.4 32.5 4.8-7.2 21.2
2024-25 27 968 35.9 5.8-15.9 1.3-5.7 23.0 2.8-3.6 15.7
2025-26 20 638 31.9 5.1-15.4 1.6-6.1 26.8 4.2-5.8 16.0
Total 104 3270 31.4 6.2-15.4 1.5-5.3 28.0 3.7-5.2 17.5
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 31 1.5 2.6 4.2 0.3 1.6 1.1 0.8
2023-24 26 2.0 5.0 6.9 0.9 2.4 1.3 0.7
2024-25 27 1.9 4.9 6.7 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.1
2025-26 20 1.6 3.9 5.5 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.4
Total 104 1.7 4.0 5.8 1.1 1.8 1.3 1.0
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 31 25 47 82 129 10 49 35 26
2023-24 26 26 51 129 180 23 62 34 18
2024-25 27 27 50 132 182 42 36 34 29
2025-26 20 19 33 77 110 40 43 35 28
Total 104 97 181 420 601 115 190 138 101
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 31 2.4 4.2 6.6 0.5 2.5 1.8 1.3
2023-24 26 2.3 5.9 8.2 1.0 2.8 1.5 0.8
2024-25 27 2.1 5.5 7.5 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2
2025-26 20 2.1 4.8 6.9 2.5 2.7 2.2 1.8
Total 104 2.2 5.1 7.4 1.4 2.3 1.7 1.2
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 20 31.9 4.0-12.2 1.3-4.8 3.4-4.6 12.8
Conference 12 31.2 3.7-11.5 1.1-4.9 3.2-3.9 11.6
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 28.9 4.2-11.0 1.8-5.1 3.4-3.8 13.6
Away 11 33.7 3.7-12.5 1.1-4.8 2.8-4.8 11.4
Neutral 1 36.0 6.0-19.0 0.0-3.0 9.0-9.0 21.0
Result
Wins 5 31.6 5.2-12.4 1.8-5.8 2.8-3.2 15.0
Losses 15 32.0 3.7-12.2 1.1-4.5 3.5-5.1 12.0
Month
November 6 34.2 6.2-15.5 2.2-5.5 4.5-5.5 19.0
December 5 34.2 3.0-11.4 1.4-5.6 2.8-5.0 10.2
January 8 32.6 3.6-11.9 0.8-4.5 3.2-4.2 11.3
February 1 1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 20 19 638 81-245 33.1 26-97 26.8 67-92 72.8 255
Conference 12 11 374 44-138 31.9 13-59 22.0 38-47 80.9 139
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 8 8 231 34-88 38.6 14-41 34.1 27-30 90.0 109
Away 11 10 371 41-138 29.7 12-53 22.6 31-53 58.5 125
Neutral 1 1 36 6-19 31.6 0-3 0.0 9-9 100.0 21
Result
Wins 5 5 158 26-62 41.9 9-29 31.0 14-16 87.5 75
Losses 15 14 480 55-183 30.1 17-68 25.0 53-76 69.7 180
Month
November 6 6 205 37-93 39.8 13-33 39.4 27-33 81.8 114
December 5 5 171 15-57 26.3 7-28 25.0 14-25 56.0 51
January 8 7 261 29-95 30.5 6-36 16.7 26-34 76.5 90
February 1 1 1 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 20 638 31.9 5.1-15.4 1.6-6.1 26.8 4.2-5.8 16.0
Conference 12 374 31.2 4.7-14.8 1.4-6.3 22.0 4.1-5.0 14.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 8 231 28.9 5.9-15.2 2.4-7.1 34.1 4.7-5.2 18.9
Away 11 371 33.7 4.4-14.9 1.3-5.7 22.6 3.3-5.7 13.5
Neutral 1 36 36.0 6.7-21.1 0.0-3.3 0.0 10.0-10.0 23.3
Result
Wins 5 158 31.6 6.6-15.7 2.3-7.3 31.0 3.5-4.1 19.0
Losses 15 480 32.0 4.6-15.2 1.4-5.7 25.0 4.4-6.3 15.0
Month
November 6 205 34.2 7.2-18.1 2.5-6.4 39.4 5.3-6.4 22.2
December 5 171 34.2 3.5-13.3 1.6-6.5 25.0 3.3-5.8 11.9
January 8 261 32.6 4.4-14.6 0.9-5.5 16.7 4.0-5.2 13.8
February 1 1 1.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 20 1.6 3.9 5.5 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.4
Conference 12 1.3 4.4 5.8 2.6 2.2 1.7 1.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 1.0 4.6 5.6 2.4 1.4 2.3 1.5
Away 11 1.8 3.5 5.3 1.8 2.7 1.5 1.1
Neutral 1 5.0 2.0 7.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 4.0
Result
Wins 5 0.8 5.2 6.0 2.8 1.6 3.4 1.8
Losses 15 1.9 3.4 5.3 1.7 2.3 1.2 1.3
Month
November 6 2.0 4.8 6.8 1.8 1.8 2.3 2.3
December 5 1.4 3.2 4.6 1.8 2.4 1.4 1.6
January 8 1.8 4.0 5.8 2.5 2.5 1.8 0.8
February 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 20 19 33 77 110 40 43 35 28
Conference 12 11 16 53 69 31 26 20 12
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 8 8 37 45 19 11 18 12
Away 11 10 20 38 58 20 30 16 12
Neutral 1 1 5 2 7 1 2 1 4
Result
Wins 5 5 4 26 30 14 8 17 9
Losses 15 14 29 51 80 26 35 18 19
Month
November 6 6 12 29 41 11 11 14 14
December 5 5 7 16 23 9 12 7 8
January 8 7 14 32 46 20 20 14 6
February 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 20 2.1 4.8 6.9 2.5 2.7 2.2 1.8
Conference 12 1.7 5.7 7.4 3.3 2.8 2.1 1.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 1.4 6.4 7.8 3.3 1.9 3.1 2.1
Away 11 2.2 4.1 6.3 2.2 3.2 1.7 1.3
Neutral 1 5.6 2.2 7.8 1.1 2.2 1.1 4.4
Result
Wins 5 1.0 6.6 7.6 3.5 2.0 4.3 2.3
Losses 15 2.4 4.3 6.7 2.2 2.9 1.5 1.6
Month
November 6 2.3 5.7 8.0 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.7
December 5 1.6 3.7 5.4 2.1 2.8 1.6 1.9
January 8 2.1 4.9 7.0 3.1 3.1 2.1 0.9
February 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Graphic for #13 Cayla Howard being named to the All-Met Second Team in 2026.  Photo is of her shooting and his by Tom Salus.
HOWARD EARNS THIRD ALL-MET ACCOLADES
RUTTY AND HOWARD EARN ALL-CACC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HONORS
Photo of women's basketball seniors #13 Cayla Howard and #31 Dalana Taylor holding their framed jerseys
Photo by Tom Salus
Ketura Rutty
EAGLES BEAT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Cayla Howard shooting
LADY CHARGERS LOSE TO RAMS
DOMINICAN DOWNS PURPLE KNIGHTS
DOMINICAN DOWNS PURPLE KNIGHTS
Photo by Tom Salus
LIONS DEFEAT WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
LADY CHARGERS FALL TO GOLDEN FALCONS
LADY CHARGERS UPEND WILDCATS
LADY CHARGERS UPEND WILDCATS
Photo by Tom Salus
LADY CHARGERS TAKE DOWN OWLS IN NON-CONFERENCE CONTEST
Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO GREYHOUNDS
Photo by Emily Dorko
Photo by Emily Dorko
TIGERS UPEND LADY CHARGERS IN CACC OPENER
Photo by Tom Salus
LADY CHARGERS FALL TO PURPLE KNIGHTS
DOMINICAN DOWNS STAC IN HOME OPENER
DOMINICAN DOWNS STAC IN HOME OPENER