College for freshmen is a constant learning experience. Even moreso if you’re an athlete.
In Avary Brewer’s case, the learning has come in, well, losing.
That wasn’t the case during the Samford freshman’s high school career, when the former Bradley Central standout guard — who scored over 1,000 points in her career — was 104-3 in her final three seasons, each of which resulted in Class 4A state championships for the state girls’ basketball power.
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Her first season at Samford hasn’t quite gone that way. The Bulldogs enter the Southern Conference tournament with a 13-18 record, and a 6-8 mark in the league which was good for the sixth seed in this week’s conference tournament in Asheville, North Carolina.