Santa Clara University

Coach Bento-Jackson on Cozad: "Michelle hascome back for her senior season as a completely different playerfrom a conditioning standpoint. Getting herself in this type ofshape showed us all how much she really wants us to be successful.Michelle has shown that she is one of the elite players in thisconference and based on her dedication in the summer, I have afeeling she is looking forward to having an exceptional senioryear."

AS A SENIOR IN 2005-06: Team tri-captain ...became 15th member of SCU's "1,000-Point Club" on March 2 againstPortland in WCC Tournament ... achieved this feat in only just overtwo years at Santa Clara ... ends SCU career with 1,072 points,13th-best all-time ... in Santa Clara's career top-ten in sixdifferent statistical categories: scoring average (15.4-2nd),rebounding average (6.3-8th), three-point field goals made(135-t5th), attempted (358-5th) and percentage (37.7%-t8th) andfree-throw percentage (82.9%-t3rd) ... in SCU top-ten forsingle-season marks in 12 categories following her 2005-06 season... named WCC Player of the Year and first-team All-WCC ... namedWCC Player of the Month (Dec. 2005) ... earned WCC Player of theWeek honors six times during the season ... named to WCCAll-Tournament team after averaging 22.3 points and 8.3 reboundsover the three games ... led WCC in scoring (18.1 ppg),three-pointers made and per-game average (72/2.32) ... second inconference in rebounding average (8.8 rpg), free-throw shooting(82.4%) and steals (71/2.29 per game) ... only Bronco to start all31 games ... scored in double-figures 32 time son the season ...notched 12 double-doubles and one triple-double ... tiedcareer-high with 34 points on 13-of-23 shooting and five threesagainst No. 8 Georgia Nov. 18 ... first double-double of seasoncame at Portland State Dec. 1, scoring 22 and grabbing 11 boards... notched four-straight double-doubles from Dec. 13-28, averaging19.0 points and 12.0 rebounds in that span ... had 23 points andnine rebounds in 70-69 overtime win over Ball State on New Year'sEve ... recorded triple-double in 74-73 win at Portland on Jan. 8... scored 13 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished a career-high10 assists ... averaged 27.0 points and 10.5 rebounds in home sweepof Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine fro Jan. 19-21 ... scored 23points and pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds on Senior Night athome against San Francisco ... scored 25 points and grabbed nineboards in opening-round WCC Tournament win over Portland ... scored24 points and pulled down nine rebounds in championship game lossto Pepperdine.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2004-05: An honorablemention All-West Coast Conference selection... named the team'sMost Outstanding Offensive Player... led the league in free throwpercentage (.843), and ranked second in three-point field goalpercentage (.443), fifth in three-point field goals made per game(1.74) and seventh in scoring (13.1)... ranked 29th nationally infree throw percentage... started on eight occasions and saw actionin all 31 contests... scored in double figures on 20 occasions...notched 13 points and eight rebounds against Fresno State... added13 points vs. No. 3 Georgia... led the team with 15 points in 18minutes against UC Davis... came off the bench for 10 pointsagainst No. 16 Minnesota... added 13 points on 5-7 shooting atUW-Green Bay... followed with 12 points against Tulsa... went 6-6from charity stripe against the Golden Hurricane... added threethrees against Portland State... led the team with 21 pointsagainst Eastern Washington... hit four threes against the Eagles...netted another 21-point performance, this time off the benchagainst Saint Mary's... added seven rebounds against the Gaels...led the team with 24 points off the bench against Pepperdine,hitting four threes while shooting .500 overall... went 6-6 fromthe free throw line and finished with 15 points at San Diego...scored 20 second-half points and finished with 27 at San Francisco,adding a team-high five rebounds and three steals... made fivethrees en route to 19 points vs. Portland, adding six steals, fiverebounds and four assists... followed with first double-double ofthe season, netting 16 points and 10 rebounds against Gonzaga...netted nine points and seven rebounds at Saint Mary's... came offthe bench to lead Broncos to overtime victory against SanFrancisco, scoring 22 points... made 12 free throws, including fivein overtime... added 12 points in the WCC first round contestagainst San Francisco... netted 23 points against Loyola Marymountin the WCC semifinal, making 13 free throws... added eightrebounds, five assists and three steals against the Lions... had anoutstanding performance in the WCC final, netting 22 points, sixassists and four rebounds... made four threes and was 6-6 from thefree throw line... named WCC Tournament MVP for those efforts...led the team with 23 points off the bench against Stanford in theNCAA First Round... added a team-high six rebounds.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2003-04: Averaged 17.3 pointsper game across season's first six contests ... missed theremainder of the year due to a left foot injury... made Broncodebut against UW-Green Bay... netted seven points in 23 minutes...back-to-back jumpers in the second half sparked an SCU comebackattempt... had a career night at Pacific in hometown of Stockton...netted 27 points, 18 of which came in the second half... 12 came inthe game's final five minutes... finished 10-20 from the field, 3-7from behind the arc, and 4-4 from the charity stripe... scored thegame's first four points as well... added 22 points against No. 10Georgia, scoring 15 in the first half... set new career high of 34points at Sacramento State, on 10-15 shooting... added six reboundsand five assists while playing all 40 minutes... those 34 pointsties for the second best individual game performance by a Bronco...made 8-10 free throws against BYU... grabbed a career-high 10rebounds at Nevada.

AT SAN JOAQUIN DELTA COLLEGE: Played for headcoach Gina Johnson at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton...averaged 19.5 points in 2002-03, the fourth best average in thestate... also ranked second in free throw percentage (.820), fieldgoal percentage (.482) and three-point field goal percentage(.362)... was twice named the most valuable player of the BayValley Conference and earned first team All-State honors eachseason... as a freshman, received California State Final FourAll-Tournament Team recognition... Delta won 29 games each seasonwhile also winning the Bay Valley Conference Championship bothyears... finishes career as the Mustangs' all-time leading scorer,with 1,328 points.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played guard for head coach JimGrady at Saint Mary's High School in Stockton, Calif... led SaintMary's to the 2001 Division IV state championship title game...team went 33-2 that season... named All-Area Player of the Year,Newcomer of the Year and team MVP.

PERSONAL: Full name is Michelle Ann Cozad...born in Stockton, Calif.... parents are David and Patricia Cozad...has three siblings... major is sociology.

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