Biography
2018-19
• Played 27 games, making five starts for the Titans in her freshman campaign.
• Averaged 5.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 0.7 assists in 21.5 minutes per game.
• Ranked third on the team in steals (32), ranking 12th overall in the Horizon League in steals per game.
• Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week on Feb. 18 after averaging 15.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals across two games, which included a career-high 21 points in a win over UIC.
• Was fourth on the team in 3-pointers made with 18, ranking fifth in both scoring and rebounding.
• Made collegiate debut at Loyola (Ill.) on Nov. 12, sinking first career shots -- a 3-pointer -- and finishing with five points in 20 minutes.
• Knocked down two 3-pointers and sank all three free throws and recorded first career double figure scoring effort with 11 points at Michigan (11/19), adding four rebounds.
• Made all nine free throws and notched her first career double-double with 14 points and 10 caroms at Toledo (12/21).
• Posted 11 points in first Horizon League game against Youngstown State (12/28).
• Led the Titans in scoring in four-straight games, beginning with a eight-point effort at Youngstown State (2/2), hitting two treys.
• In first collegiate start against rival Oakland (2/9) at home, sank 8-of-19 shots, including four 3-pointers, scoring 20 points for her first career 20-point effort, adding three steals, three rebounds and two assists against the Golden Grizzlies.
• Scored a season-high 21 points in the Titans' next game against UIC (2/14), sinking four more 3-pointers and adding five rebounds, three assists and three steals.
• Tallied nine points, six rebounds and two blocks against IUPUI (2/16) at home.
• Pulled down eight rebounds against Wright State (2/28) in near upset over the Raiders.
• Averaged 8.1 points and 4.4 rebounds over the final 10 games (five starts) of the season, making 13 triples.
• Notched 17 games of three or more rebounds and seven contests of multiple steals for Detroit Mercy.
• Earned 2018-19 Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA or better).
High School
• A 2018 graduate of Huron High School in New Boston.
• Four-year letter-winner and three-time captain for the Chiefs and coach Scott Nagy.
• Earned Class B Second Team All-State honors as a senior, three First Team All-League accolades and three-time All-Region laurels.
• Named to Detroit Free Press five-member 2017-18 All-West First Team as well as earning three News-Herald Downriver Dream Team honors in her final three seasons. Also a Free Press All-West Honorable Mention recipient as a junior.
• Earned spot in Detroit Free Press Top 100 players in Michigan prior to the 2017-18 season.
• Helped lead Chiefs to 21-3 record and regional championship appearance as a senior in 2017-18.
• Reached 1,000-point plateau, scoring 19 points during double-OT victory for district title during her senior season in 2017-18.
• As a senior, averaged 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3 steals per game.
• Recorded a triple-double during her junior season with 32 points, 11 blocks and 10 rebounds; Added another triple double as a senior with 13 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.
• Averaged 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals and 2 assists in 2016-17 as a junior for the Chiefs.
• Part of National Honor Society and DECA.
• Played high school basketball with younger sister, Ava.
• Played club basketball with Toledo Elite from 2014-15 and Factory Basketball from 2015-17.
Personal
• Full name is Sophia Marie DiMilia
• Daughter of Stephanie & Gino DiMilia.
• Has two younger sisters, Ava & Juliana.
• Born in Wyandotte, Mich.
• Several family members have competed in collegiate athletics including her cousin Paige Nemeth in basketball at Schoolcraft, her cousin Brianna DiMilia in cross country at Madonna and her uncle Ernie Nemeth in basketball overseas.
• Her uncle graduated from Detroit Mercy's Law School.
• Major is Nursing.
