With a mix of veteran returners and some impact newcomers, USF women's basketball coach Jose Fernandez said he believes the Bulls have the necessary ingredients to contend for an American Conference championship.
So do his players.
"We trust this man (Fernandez),'' graduate student 6-foot-2 forward L'or Mputu said. "He has done this for 25 seasons and now we are the 26th team. He knows what he's doing. We have talent and we will be well-prepared, so I have a lot of confidence that we will reach our goals.''
"We can see the chemistry starting to come together,'' senior 5-11 forward Carla Brito said.