Biography
Career Awards & Honors:
2x MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2022-23, 2023-24)
MIAA transfer and first-year Academic Honor Roll (2021-22)
2022-23 - Topping appeared in all 36 games for the Lions as a guard off the bench while averaging 3.9 points, 1.4 assists, 1.4 rebounds, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks a game in 12.5 minutes ...For the season scored 139 points going 45-for-124 from the field, 8-for-30 from three, 41-for-53 from free throws while grabbing 50 rebounds, dishing out 52 assists, blocking three shots and collecting 15 steals.
2021-22 - Topping appeared in 16 games for the Lions as a guard off the bench... Averaged 2.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists a game... Scored a season-high 12 points against Missouri S&T (Nov. 20th) while adding three rebounds, four assists and a steal... Grabbed five rebounds against McKendree (Dec. 13th) while also connecting on two threes and had three assists... Provided four assists against Lincoln (Dec. 18th) and had two steals as well... As a team the Lions ranked in Division II, 8th in fewest turnovers committed per game (12.2), 24th in three's attempted (701), 30th in assist-turnover ratio (1.08), 32nd in three point field goal defense (27.2) and turnover margin (+4.23), 33rd in three's made (221), 34th in fewest turnovers committed (377), 40th in rebounds (1,207), 41st in free throws made (416), 43rd in scoring margin (+10.3), 46th in free throws attempted (574) and 49th in blocks (111)... In the MIAA the Lions were first in blocks per game (3.6), field goal percentage defense (37.2) and turnover margin (+4.23). Second in defensive rebounds per game (27.9), rebounds per game (38.94), three's made and attempted (221-701) and three's made per game (7.1). Third in Blocks (111), offensive rebounds per game (11.0), rebounds (1,207), scoring margin (+10.3), three point field goal defense (27.2) and fewest turnovers committed per game (12.2). Fourth in assist-turnover ratio (1.08), fewest turnovers committed (377), free throws made and attempted (416-574), scoring defense (59.7) and turnovers forced per game (16.39). Fifth in steals (253), Sixth in assists (406), steals per game (13.1) and three point percentage (31.5)... Helped set the team record for made and attempted three's in a single-season going 221-for-701 while tying the single-game records for makes and attempts as well.
Prior to Southern - Prepped at Timber Creek High School where she was a letter winner for coach Tina Demichelle and the Falcons. A first-team All-District and selection as a sophomore and junior, Topping has averaged 11.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in her career. She helped her team to back-to-back District Championships and has been a three-time Academic All-District pick. Topping was her Team MVP and the Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore.
Personal - Mia is the daughter of Teresa and Gene Topping and plans to major in nursing at Southern.
