East Lyme's Carly Thibault—Top of Her Class And At The Top of Her Game

East Lyme's Carly Thibault's 4.0 average made her one of just two students to receive the Alumni Association Academic Achievement Award at Monmouth University's recent commencement ceremony.

What made the accomplishment even more noteworthy is that she's also one of the star players on the university's basketball team. 

In March, Thibault was named to the All-Northeast Conference Third Team. It was the first time in her basketball career that Thibault had earn all-conference distinction.

Thibault scored 8.7 points per game, grabbed 3.5 rebounds per game and shot a league-leading 44.1 percent from three-point range this season, good for 1.93 three-point field goals made per game. Her numbers in league games were even better, averaging 10.3 points per game on 49.4 percent shooting from long distance and 2.28 three-point field goals made per game. Thibault also shot 82.6 percent from the free-throw line in NEC games.

She ranks third all-time at Monmouth with 164 three-point field goals made, while her 56 three-pointers this season rank sixth in a single season with the Hawks. Her 44.1 percent from long range this season would also rank third in a single season at Monmouth.