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Cosima Beatrice Higham ... part of Bucknell's 2007-08 recruiting class that was ranked 41st in the nation by Blue Star Basketball ... ranked as the 85th-best member of the Class of 2007, and the 27th-best forward, by Scout.com ... blossomed early in preseason practice as a freshman ... physically strong player ... extremely solid rebounder ... sets solid screens ... possesses good hands ... can use either hand in the post ... finishes strong in a crowd ... more athletic than most forwards she will face ... can beat other posts down the floor and get easy points in transition. 2007-08: Played her best game of the season in the Patriot League Championship at Holy Cross ... earned career highs in points (10), blocks (3) and steals (3) ... twice held the Bison game-high in rebounding ... recorded a career-high 12 rebounds with six offensive and six defensive boards at Lafayette ... had more offensive rebounds (41) than defensive (38) ... averaged 2.7 points and 3.6 rebounds per game for the season ... totaled 11 steals, 11 blocks and six assists in 22 games ... shot 48 percent from the field (24-for-50). High School/Personal: Participated in basketball, volleyball and track at Poly Prep Country Day School ... helped basketball team to four Ivy League basketball titles as well as four New York State Athletic Association of Independent Schools Athletic League championships ... three-time All-Ivy League selection ... nominated for McDonald's All-America Girl's Team ... awarded Poly Prep's Princeton Cup in 2005 as the school's outstanding female athlete ... three-year starter in volleyball ... named Second Team All-Ivy twice ... earned 2004 NYSAISAA bronze medal in discus ... also picked up New York Ivy League silver medal in discus ... three-time winner of Bearns Public Speaking Award ... 2004 finalist in the Foreign Language Department Poetry Recitation ... dual citizen of United States and Australia ... daughter of Toni-Leslie James and David Higham ... born May 10, 1989. | |||||||||||||||||||||