ed note: Illness sucks. This was supposed to up Wednesday, and instead is published after the season starts. My apologies to softball fans. I will lump Friday's game into Saturday's recap.
Trena Peel's first season at UB showed that, regardless of anything else, she was an upgrade over Jen Teague. After her predecessor had failed to put together a winning record in any of her five seasons, Peel took a senior-laden lineup and turned it into bar-none the strongest offensive season in history.
Last year saw the Bulls fall back to earth and Peel get to work on building her program, but still graduate five seniors.