WETHERINGTON LEADS ABAC SCORING PARADE

With former Colquitt County High School Lady Packer Britney Wetherington sparking the offense, the Golden Fillies of Abraham Baldwin College have sprinted out to their best start in school history with an 8 – 1 record and a Top 20 national ranking.

Wetherington, a 5’8’’sophomore from Moultrie, began her college basketball career with Kennesaw State University before transferring to ABAC at the start of the fall term. It has been a great move for the former CCHS standout.

Wetherington leads the 17^th ranked Fillies in scoring and is ranked second in the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association (GJCAA), averaging 16.4 points per game. She is ranked third in the state in overall field goal percentage, hitting on 43 of 73 shots (59 percent). Wetherington is also ranked fourth statewide in three point field goal percentage, making 15 of 28 shots (54 percent). She also averages four assists and 4.4 rebounds per game.

Wetherington said college basketball is different from high school basketball.

“College basketball is faster and more aggressive,” Wetherington said. “Unlike high school--where there was usually only one really strong player on the team-- every player is good on a college team.”

Julie Conner, the women’s basketball coach at ABAC, said Wetherington is an all-round great basketball player.

“Britney is very versatile,” Conner said. “She plays great offense and defense and never slacks off, always giving 120 percent. She works well with the team and is a very talented player.”

Conner is very excited about how well the team is playing this season.

“This is only the third year since women’s basketball has returned to ABAC, and we have never had a record of 8 – 1,” she said. “It is so exciting. The team is playing very hard, and the players have good chemistry for so early in the season. They work well together and are playing good basketball. Having eight sophomores and three freshmen really makes a big difference. The sophomores provide a lot of playing experience and leadership for the freshmen.

“Naturally, we were disappointed to lose our first game of the season, but that loss will serve as a motivational tool and a learning experience for the team. I think it will help everyone push themselves harder.”

Wetherington, who plans to become a sports medicine trainer or a coach at the high school or college level, hopes to be recruited to play basketball at a four-year college after graduation from ABAC.

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