Northwestern State University of Louisana

Smith of Lucius: "A dynamo ... one of the most energetic players on the team ... has tremendous jumping ability (27 inch vertical) and great quickness ... fits the Lady Demon mold of the run-and-gun, up-tempo offense ... great scorer who can shoot the three pointer .. best athlete on the team ... packs a punch on her 5'5" frame ... a crowd pleaser ... enters season as a possible starter at point guard, could play two-guard as well ... has the potential to be an All-Conference point guard."

1991-92: Mad the transition from point guard to shooting guard ... had a career-high 26 points off the bench against Cal State-Northridge (12/1), 6 of 9 field goal attempts with two three-pointers ... was 12 of 15 from the free throw line and had 5 assists in 19 minutes ... fifth on team in free throws mad (47) and free throws attempted (62), third in percentage (.758) ... a lifetime 73% free throw shooter, she currently ranks eighth all-time as a Lady Demon ... averaged 4.6 ppg ... second on team in three-point percentage (25%), third in three pointers made (9) and attempts (36) ... hit 25 out of her last 33 free throws (76%)

1990-91: Developed rapidly during her "baptismal" season ... dished out 46 assists as backup to incumbent, Rachel Penny ... moved into the number 10 spot in career free throw percentage in the Lady Demon record book after making good on 43 of 61 attempts (.705) ... hit a respectable .444 from three-point range on 8 of 18 aim, good for the two spot on squad ... had sensational night at home against Southwestern Louisiana when she racked up career high 16 points while connecting on 7 of 8 shots from the field and two for two from the "charity stripe" ... also, had four assists and four steals in that game ... her 11 assists against Nicholls State was a team season best ... chipped in 13 points and four steals in that matchup for good measure ... loved to play before the hometown crowd where she averaged 7.5 ppg and 3.1 rpg, shot .464 from the field (26-56), .600 (3-5) from three-point range, and .711 (27-38) from the free throw line ... burned up the hardwoods in the month of February as she was "scorching" from the field, making good on .543 (19-35) of her shots ... earned two starts out of the 25 games in which she made an appearance ... average 12.8 minutes per contest ... averaged 5.6 ppg, 1.7 rpg and 1.8 apg ... tallied double figures in scoring six times.

High School: Class AAA All-State pick after leading Sam Houston to its best season ever; an 18-7 district title and a trip to the quarterfinals ... averaged 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the Lady Broncos ... popped in 41 points for single best game output .. all-district in volleyball and softball ... went to the Class AAA State track an field meet her senior year in the 100 and 200 meter dash and the long jump ... finished third with a jump of 18-6 ... voted "Miss Sam Houston High" ... was also homecoming queen.

Personal:  Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Filton Thibodeaux ... second youngest of four children with two older sisters, Melissa and Gayla, and one younger brother, Ryan ... majoring in physical education ... would like to teach English and coach high school basketball .. she enjoys tennis, golf, singing, and dancing ...has sung the National Anthem before several home games