Mia Toscano

Class:
Senior
Position:
M
Height:
5-4
Prev School:
Peters Township HS
Hometown:
Venetia, Pa.

2021 (Jr.)

• Started all 19 games

• Honored on ASUN All-Conference first team

• Selected to VaSID All-State second team

• Named ASUN Player of the Week on Feb. 24

• Named ASUN Defensive Player of the Week on April 21

• Garnered inclusion on 2021 IWLCA Division I Academic Honor Roll

• Named to ASUN Academic Honor Roll

• Recorded 24 goals (second on team), nine assists (tied for third on team), 33 points (third on team), 51 draw controls (second on team), 35 ground balls (third on team) and 19 caused turnovers (fifth on team)

• Scored multiple goals nine times and had two hat tricks

• Scooped up three or more ground balls on six occasions, including a season-best six in a 15-13 win at High Point (April 18)

• Notched multiple caused turnovers five times

• Finished fourth year at Liberty with 110 career draw controls, good for sixth most in program history

• Closed year with 36 career assists, good for eighth most in program history, and 67 career caused turnovers, also eighth most in school history

2020 (Jr.)

• Started each of the team’s six contests

• Selected as ASUN Defensive Player of the Week, March 3

• Honored on ASUN Academic Honor Roll

• Recorded 12 goals (second on team), four assists (third on team), 16 points (third on team), 22 shots (third on team) (16 on goal), 24 draw controls (second on team), 13 ground balls (second on team) and 11 caused turnovers (tied for second on team)

• Notched two three-goal games, with one coming at Oregon in the season opener (Feb. 8) and the other coming at Richmond (Feb. 29), and had four multiple-goal games

*Note: Remainder of the season was cancelled on March 13, 2020 due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 virus

2019 (So.)

• Appeared in all 19 games, making two starts

• Garnered inclusion on ASUN Academic Honor Roll

• Recorded a career-best 17 goals, career-high 13 assists (third on team), career-best 30 points, 40 shots (30 on goal), one free-position goal, 16 caused turnovers, 15 draw controls and 14 ground balls

• Notched second career three-goal game in 16-12 win at Kennesaw State, March 16

• Scored two or more goals in six contests

• Had two goals and two caused turnovers in Liberty’s ASUN Championship semifinal win at Coastal Carolina on May 2

• Tallied free-position goal in the Lady Flames’ ASUN semifinal versus Coastal Carolina (May 2) which made it 4-0 in an eventual 18-8 triumph

• Dished out multiple assists twice (versus East Carolina on March 6 and at Coastal Carolina on March 31)

• Made first career start at No. 25 High Point (April 17), tallying one assist and two draw controls

• Generated multiple caused turnovers four times and tied a career high with three caused turnovers versus Howard, April 26

• Won multiple draw controls twice and matched a career high with three draw controls at Kennesaw State (March 16)

• Scooped up multiple ground balls four times on the year

2018 (Fr.)

• Appeared in all 18 games

• Selected to Big South All-Conference second team

• Named Big South Freshman of the Week on March 20

• Garnered inclusion on Big South Presidential Honor Roll

• Recorded 14 goals, 10 assists, 38 shots (26 on goal), six free-position goals (third on team) 34 ground balls (fourth on team), 20 draw controls (fourth on team) and 21 caused turnovers (tied for third on team), leading all Liberty freshmen in each category

• Scored the game-winning goal with 3:31 left in the Lady Flames’ 12-11 Senior Day win over Winthrop, April 14

• Finished as most efficient shooter on team on free position opportunities, going 6-of-10 (.600) on the season

• Tallied career-high three goals, all three of which came in the final 31:08 of the game, in Liberty’s come-from-behind 14-12 victory at Old Dominion (Feb. 28)

• Notched multiple goals in four contests, including a stretch of two or more goals in three of five games between Feb. 28 and March 23

• Dished out two assists three times, including in the season opener at Mercer on Feb. 10 (14-7 win)

• Had 10 games of two or more ground balls, highlighted by a season-best five ground balls at ODU (Feb. 28)

• Logged five games of multiple caused turnovers, including a season-high five caused turnovers in the Lady Flames’ 14-9 win over Robert Morris in their home opener, Feb. 25

• Tallied two goals, two assists, four points, three ground balls, three draw controls and a pair of caused turnovers in Liberty’s 17-8 home victory over Butler (March 13)

• Went 2-of-2 on free-position attempts at San Diego State on March 23

Prep

• Graduate of Peters Township High School

• Three-year letterwinner for the Peters Township Mighty Indians

• Merited All-WPIAL and All-Section distinction as a sophomore, junior and senior

• Played for Team Pittsburgh at the national tournament during her sophomore and junior seasons

• Led her team in goals, assists, draw controls and caused turnovers as both a sophomore and junior

• Paced her squad in draw controls, assists and caused turnovers during her senior campaign while captaining the team

• Also competed for the Peters Township soccer team

Personal

• Daughter of Brian and Denise Toscano

• Grandfather, Harry Toscano, played professional golf on the PGA Tour