Cassidy Thibodeau

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-3
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Marblehead, Mass.
High School:
Groton School

Psychology major with a minor in neuroscience ... Enrolled at UNC in January of 2022 to work out with the team during the spring semester ... Last name is pronounced TIB-ah-dough

2024: Played in seven games for the Tar Heels... Carolina outscored their opponents 37-1 in her appearances... Listed among the honorees for NHFCA D1 National Academic Squad.

2023: Appeared in three games ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad for the second year in a row

2022: Did not see game action and will count the year as a redshirt season ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad, an honor that goes to those with a GPA of 3.5 or better

Before UNC: Graduate of Groton School ... Earned 12 varsity letters, starting for the ice hockey and lacrosse teams in addition to field hockey ... Captained all three teams as a senior (and also captained ice hockey as a junior) ... Recipient of Groton’s Cornelia Amory Frothingham Athletic Prize for all-around athletic ability in addition to leadership and sportsmanship ... Recipient of the coaches’ award in both field hockey and ice hockey and the midfield MVP award in lacrosse ... Graduated magna cum laude

More on Thibodeau: Daughter of Heather and Joseph Thibodeau ... Has one younger brother, Jacob ... Favorite pastimes are reading, cooking, journaling, and when at home, spending time on her boat, taking her dogs to the beach and playing lacrosse with her brother ... Favorite sport other than field hockey is lacrosse ... Athlete she admires most is U.S. track Olympian Sydney McLaughlin ... Dream job is to be a psychiatrist in private practice