SENIOR (2012-13): Achieved both on and off the court, earning All-NEC Third Team honors, as well as NEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, CoSIDA All-District 2 First Team, the Monmouth Alumni Association Academic Achievement Award (highest GPA among four-year MU students) and the Kelsey Award (MU student-athlete with highest GPA)… Started 21 of 30 games played… Moved into third all-time at Monmouth in three-point field goals made with 166 for her career… Averaged 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game, while shooting a team-best 43.9 percent from long range (2nd-NEC)… Her 43.9 percent shooting from three-point range ranks third all-time at Monmouth in a single season… Averaged 10.3 points per game and shot 49.4 percent (1st-NEC) in league games… Made a three-point field goal in 26 of 30 games, including 18 contests with at least two… Scored 17 points, including 4-of-7 from long range, in the Hawks’ 58-43 victory over Manhattan (Dec. 28)… Scored 15 points at Mount St. Mary’s (Jan. 5), including three made three-pointers… Scored 14 points on 4-for-9 shooting from long range and added seven rebounds vs. Robert Morris (Jan. 12)… Posted 18 points on 4-for-8 shooting from long range and added a career-high nine rebounds vs. Saint Francis (Jan. 14)… Scored a career-high 21 points on an economical 4-for-6 shooting, including 4-for-4 from long range and 9-for-9 from the free-throw line vs. Central Connecticut (Feb. 4)… Chipped in with 17 points vs. LIU Brooklyn (Feb. 18)… Scored 13 points on 3-for-4 shooting from long range and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line at Robert Morris (Feb. 25)… Shot 5-for-6 from the floor, 3-for-4 from long range and 1-for-1 from the free-throw line in scoring 14 points vs. Wagner (Mar. 2) on Senior Day… Chipped in with 11 points vs. Mount St. Mary’s (Mar. 4).
JUNIOR (2011-12): Earned the 2012 Team Coaches' Award... Saw action in all 32 games for the Hawks, including starts in the season’s first 11 games… Shot a team-best 40.0 percent (48-120) from long range, good for third in the NEC, including 1.5 three-point field goals made per game (11th-NEC)… Scored a career-high 19 points in the season-opener against UMBC on Nov. 13, knocking down 7-of-10 field-goal attempts, including a season-high five three-pointers… Scored in double figures in eight games, including six of the first eight games of the season… Poured in 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting (4-8 3-pt. FG) at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 5… Scored 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting (4-6 3-pt. FG) in the Hawks first win of the season over Lehigh on Nov. 25… Added 14 points apiece against Robert Morris (Dec. 3) and LIU Brooklyn (Jan. 14), the latter of which came on a 5-for-5 effort from the floor overall, including 4-for-4 from long range… Scored 11 points apiece at East Carolina (Nov. 30) and Fairleigh Dickinson (Feb. 15), with all 11 points against the Knights coming in the second half… Posted 10 points at Wake Forest, including nine on three three-pointers.
SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Appeared in 31 games for the Hawks… Averaged 3.1 points and 1.4 rebounds per game for the season... Hi 32.6% (29-for-89) of her field goal attempts and 76.5% (13-for-17) of her free throws… Ranked second on the team in three-point percentage, connecting on 33.8% (25-for-74) of her attempts from beyond the arc… Added 23 assists and 13 steals on the season… Hit at least two three-pointers in nine contests… Scored 11 points (3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT) and pulled down four rebounds in MU’s 76-60 win over Longwood (11/24)… Followed that performance up by tying her career-high with 14 points (4-7 3PT), four rebounds and three assists in the Hawks’ 68-54 win over Lafayette (11/26)… Scored nine points (3-5 3PT) in Monmouth’s 62-42 win at Bryant (1/22)… Hit a pair of three-pointers in Monmouth’s WNIT First Round game at Syracuse (3/17).
FRESHMAN (2009-10): Appeared in all 30 games for the Hawks, averaging just less than 20 minutes played per contest... Scored in double-digits in four games as a newcomer... Scored six points, set a career-high in assists (3), and grabbed three boards in her collegiate debut at Lafayette (11/16)... Matched her career-high in assists (3) in a win against Pacific (11/22)... Also had three dimes in a victory against Davidson at the 2009 Hampton Inn Invitational hosted by UNC Wilmington (11/28)... Set a career-high with 14 points on 4-of-5 three-point shooting and also grabbed four rebounds in a win over Stony Brook (12/2)... Scored 11 points off the bench in the comeback victory over La Salle in the Championship of the Hawk Holiday Classic (12/30)... Matched her career-high with 14 points in a win against Central Connecticut State (1/7)... Collected a career-high five rebounds in a win at St. Francis [N.Y.] (2/18).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters for the East Lyme Vikings... Helped lead her squad to a 58-22 record in high school, including a Connecticut State Championship as a junior... Was named First Team All-Eastern Connecticut Conference as a sophomore and junior, being named honorable mention all-state each of those seasons as well... Was also a McDonald's All-America Nominee... Has averaged at least 13 points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals each season since her sophomore year,
PERSONAL: Born July 31, 1991 in Omaha, Nebraska... Daughter of Mike and Nanci Thibault... Father, Mike, is a longtime NBA and WNBA coach, and is currently the head coach of the Washington Mystics... Majoring in psychology with a double minor in health studies and Spanish.
Thibault's Career Stats:
YEAR |
GP/GS |
FGM-FGA |
PCT |
3PM-3PA |
PCT |
FTM-FTA |
PCT |
REB/RPG |
AST |
TO |
BLK |
STL |
PTS/PPG |
09-10 |
30/0 |
52-173 |
.301 |
35-125 |
.280 |
20-27 |
.741 |
56/1.9 |
30 |
29 |
0 |
12 |
159/5.3 |
10-11 |
31/0 |
29-89 |
.326 |
25-74 |
.338 |
13-17 |
.765 |
42/1.4 |
23 |
18 |
0 |
13 |
96/3.1 |
11-12 |
32/11 |
69-160 |
.431 |
48-120 |
.400 |
29-39 |
.744 |
52/1.6 |
39 |
48 |
2 |
23 |
215/6.7 |
12-13 |
30/21 |
77-192 |
.401 |
58-132 |
.439 |
48-63 |
.762 |
104/3.5 |
57 |
53 |
1 |
33 |
260/8.7 |
TOTAL |
123/32 |
227-614 |
.370 |
166-451 |
.368 |
110-146 |
.753 |
254/2.1 |
149 |
148 |
3 |
81 |
730/5.9 |
Thibault's Career Highs
Points: 21 vs. Central Connecticut (02/04/13)
Rebounds: 9 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (01/14/13)
Assists: 6 vs. Wagner (03/02/13)
Blocks: 1 three times, last vs. Georgetown (12/04/12)
Steals: 4 three times, last vs. Wagner (03/02/13)
Minutes: 41 two times, last vs. Mount St. Mary's (03/10/13)