University of Toledo women's basketball coach Tricia Cullop knows she has a freshman class this year that is advanced.
She saw some of that in the team's offseason trip to Italy, where she got a chance to see what they could do on the court. In the meantime, the five freshmen got a chance to bond together and get an introduction to their teammates.
Now battle-tested during a grueling non-conference slate, the freshmen are starting to make their mark on this team early on in Mid-American Conference play.
That was evident in Toledo's win over Buffalo on Wednesday, which served as a coming of age of sorts for three of the freshmen.