Cornell University Athletics

Ivy League Attacker of the Year (2014)
First Team All-Ivy (2013, 2014, 2015)
First Team IWLCA All-Northeast Region (2013, 2014, 2015)

As a Senior (2015)
Toppe served as a team captain for the second consecutive season in her final year for the Big Red. She entered the season on the initial Tewaaraton Top-50 Watch List. The reigning Ivy League Attacker of the Year frequently faced rotating double and triple teams throughout the season, but still led the team with 44 goals and finished second with 52 points during the regular season, second and fourth in the Ivy League respectively in those categories. She was a unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection. She went on to garner her third straight First Team IWLCA All-Northeast Region selection. With her four goal effort against 12^th ranked Penn State she became the program’s all-time leading goal scorer. She concluded her career with 149 tallies, while her 185 career points are third most in program history. Her 10 career game-winning goals also set a new program record.

As a Junior (2014)
Toppe, one of the Big Red’s three captains, had an outstanding season and was named the Ivy League’s Attacker of the Year. A unanimous First Team All-Ivy selection, Toppe led the team with  47 goals and 11 assists for 58 points and moved up to No. 10 all-time in the Cornell record books for career points (132). She recorded at least two points in all 16 games and had at least four points in nine games. She had a season-high eight points (four goals, four assists) at Colgate and finished the season with seven ground balls, 15 draw controls and two caused turnovers. She was also named the Ivy League’s Co-Player of the Week for March 11. 

As a Sophomore (2013)
Toppe had a tremendous year in her second season at Cornell, taking over the team’s lead for goals with 47 -- a number that is tied for second in Big Red history for a single season. Toppe was third in the Ivy League with 2.94 goals per game and fourth in the league with 3.69 points per game. Her 58 points was seventh in Cornell history in a single season. Toppe twice scored six goals in a game this season, has nine games with at least four goals and was twice named the Ivy League’s Offensive Player of the Week during the season. She had nine points against Harvard on March 2 and has been held without a goal only two times this year. At season's end, she was named to the All-Ivy First Team for the first time in her career and also to the IWLCA All-Northeast Region First Team.

As a Freshman (2012)
Starting off her Cornell career very well, Toppe notched 11  goals and five assists for 16 points. Her 16 points placed her seventh on the team. She scored a career-high two goals in four different games, putting the ball in the net twice against Columbia, Canisius, Jacksonville and Binghamton. Toppe also added six ground balls, two caused turnovers and one draw control to her freshman statistics.

Before Cornell
Ranked among the nation's top 25 recruits and top 10 attackers by ESPN Rise, Toppe is a two-year captain and four-year starter at Fox Lane HS. She was chosen to play on the North team at the Senior All-American Under Armour Game as a senior, tallying a goal and an assist. She closed her career with 412 goals, 111 assists and 523 points, with her goal and point totals ranking third in New York state history and fourth all-time in the U.S. high school ranks. She posted 111 goals and 34 assists for 145 points as a senior, helping her school to an 18-1 record and a spot in the sectional finals. She was named all-league, all-area, all-state and All-American following the season. Toppe was a first-team U.S. Lacrosse All-American and a Scholastic All-American in 2010 and 2011. She set a state single-season record for goals (132) in 2010. She scored 174 total points as a junior in leading her team to its first sectional title and a state runner-up finish. Toppe was named all-league, all-section and all-county as a junior and earned a spot on the state's championship all-tournament team. She earned all-county honors as a sophomore after leading the section in goals (107 goals, 22 assists, 129 points). She directed her team to its first league title in 17 years in the process. As a freshman, Toppe was again all-league after leading the school in goals (62)  and points (75). A two-time all-state and three-time all-league and all-section pick in field hockey, Toppe was a four-year starter.

Personal
Lindsay Caroline Toppe is the daughter of Robert ‘83 and Sarah ‘84 Toppe and has an older sister, Nilsa ‘13. Her father played two seasons for the Big Red football team as a wide receiver and punter. She is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.