Hope Foster Class: Senior Hometown: Washington, D.C. High School: Dunbar Height: 6-2 Position: Center/Forward

Hope Myra Foster ... enjoys blocking shots, rebounding and defending ... long and athletic ... has shooting touch to 15 feet ... runs floor extremely well ... possesses good hands ... should continue rapid improvement as season progresses ... expected to be a better "finisher" as a senior ... one of the best post players in Patriot League ... vocal and emotional player ... ranks first on Bucknell career blocks list with 260 ... second on Patriot League career blocks list, just 49 behind first-place Kathy Courtney, who played at Holy Cross from 1994-97 ... member of 2006-07 and 2007-08 Preseason All-Patriot League Team ... selected as the 2007-08 Patriot League Preseason Player of the Year ... committed just eight more fouls as a sophomore than as a freshman despite playing nearly 300 more minutes ... saw free throw percentage increase from 58.2% as a freshman to 64.8% as a sophomore to 76.2% as a junior ... has seen scoring, field goal percentage and free throw percentage increase every season ... one of three players on team to have a twin sibling.

2006-07: Patriot League Player of the Year ... First Team All-Patriot League for second consecutive season ... blocked 93 shots, the second-highest figure in Bucknell history, behind only her sophomore-year total ... now holds top three spots on Bison single-season list ... finished ninth in the country in blocks (3.0 bpg) ... led Patriot League in blocks for third consecutive season ... more than doubled second-place Carly Meyer, who had 45 blocks ... broke Bucknell single-game record with 11 blocks against Michigan State ... that figure tied the Patriot League standard ... recorded at least one block in 28 of 31 games ... totaled eight games with at least five blocks to boost career total to 18 ... one of two Bison to start all 31 games ... led team in scoring with 13.2 points per game ... finished fifth in Patriot League in scoring ... posted 24 double-figure scoring games ... reached 20 points three times ... tallied nine double-doubles, including three in the first four games of the season ... led team with 7.9 rebounds per game ... pulled down double-figure rebounds nine times ... season-high 16 boards came in season opener with Hampton ... eight offensive rebounds against Hampton ... finished second in Patriot League in rebounding ... 244 rebounds ranked 10th on Bucknell single-season list ... ranked 54th in the nation in field goal percentage (51.5%) ... finished second in Patriot League in field goal percentage ... six-game stretch near the end of regular season where field goal percentage was 63.5% (40 of 63) ... ranked ninth in the Patriot League in free throw percentage, connecting on 76.2 percent ... drastically improved free throw percentage for second straight season ... connected on 24 straight free throws before missing final attempt against Richmond ... played at least 40 minutes seven times and averaged a team-high 34.9 ... picked up at least four fouls in a game 14 times, but fouled out just once ... finished with four fouls in each of the first six games ... ended season with 66-game starting streak intact.

2005-06: First Team All-Patriot League selection ... Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ... broke her own Bucknell single-season record with 95 blocks ... led Patriot League in blocks ... finished eighth in the nation in blocks per game (3.3) ... tied Bucknell single-game record with seven blocks against both High Point and Cornell ... saw string of 33 consecutive games with at least one block snapped against Navy on Jan. 28 ... one of two Bison to start all 29 games along with classmate Kesha Champion ... finished second in the Patriot League with team-high 9.1 rpg ... also ranked 41st in the nation in rebounding ... 265 rebounds is sixth-most in Bucknell history ... led league with 206 defensive rebounds ... nine double-figure rebounding games ... became first Bison since 2003-04 to grab at least 10 rebounds in four consecutive games ... averaged 11.6 rpg over season's final five contests ... posted team-high four double-doubles ... scored season-high 24 points, pulled down season-high 18 rebounds and blocked seven shots against High Point to help earn a spot on the Air Force Classic All-Tournament Team ... 10th in Patriot League in field goal percentage (.443) ... tied Lauren Schober for second on team in scoring at 10.3 ppg ... totaled 13 double-figure scoring games ... produced four double-figure contests in first five games of conference schedule ... played at least 40 minutes on three occasions ... second on team with 32.9 mpg ... averaged 14.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg and made 11 of 12 free throws in two Patriot League Tournament games.

2004-05: Named to Patriot League All-Rookie Team along with classmate Kesha Champion ... played in all 28 games ... one of five Bison to do that ... started 14 games ... Bison were 7-7 in her starts ... started final six games of season ... 72 blocks broke Bucknell single-season record held by Desire Almind ... averaged 6.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg and 2.6 bpg ... third on team in scoring ... tallied double figures seven times ... led Patriot League in blocks ... seventh in Patriot League in rebounding ... became first freshman since Vicki Quimby in 1998-99 to lead Bison in rebounding ... first player in Bucknell history to block at least six shots in a game twice ...blocked at least three shots in a game 12 times ... tallied four games with at least five blocks ... tied Cotterell Court record with five blocks in final regular season game at Colgate ... all six blocks against Fairleigh Dickinson came in first 13 minutes of contest ... five blocks against Buffalo was highest single-game total by a Bucknell player since Susie Hopper had five against Lafayette Feb. 3, 1990 ... scored six points and grabbed five rebounds in first career start against Manhattan ... tallied career-high 14 points against Lehigh on 7 of 11 shooting ... also hauled in eight rebounds and blocked six shots in that game ... named Patriot League Rookie of the Week Dec. 28 after registering 12 points, four rebounds and three blocks in win over Maryland-Eastern Shore.

High School/Personal: Averaged 10.0 ppg, 11.0 rpg, 2.5 bpg, and 3.0 spg as a senior at Dunbar High School ... Holiday Classic co-MVP as a junior ... led team to DCIAA Championship as a sophomore ... majoring in sociology ... daughter of Diane Foster ... has identical twin sister, Precious, who is six inches shorter ... born Nov. 25, 1986.