Women’s Basketball Welcomes Three Newcomers for 2025-26 – University of Hawai’i at Manoa Athletics

HONOLULU — University of Hawai’i women’s basketball coach Laura Beeman announced the additions of three newcomers to the Rainbow Wahine roster for the 2025-26 season in Izzy Forsyth, Saniyah Neverson, and Fiamma Serra.
 
Forsyth, a 6-foot guard, played three seasons at UC San Diego and will spend her senior year with the Rainbow Wahine. Neverson, a 6-foot-1 forward, joins the UH roster as a transfer from Northern Arizona and will also play her senior season in Manoa. Serra, a 6-foot-4 forward, will join the UH freshman class as the program’s first player from Italy.
 
With the additions of Forsyth, who is originally from Canada, and Serra, the Rainbow Wahine will have six international players representing four countries in the incoming class of eight newcomers. The ‘Bows also return five international players from Australia and New Zealand from last season’s team, which went 22-10 and captured a second straight Big West regular-season championship.
 
Izzy Forsyth
Guard, 6 foot
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Semiahmoo Secondary School/UC San Diego

• Played in 24 games as a freshman in 2021-22 and earned 22 starts in her sophomore season.
• Averaged 9.5 points and 4.7 rebounds as a sophomore in 2022-23. She hit 33 3-pointers on 38.4% shooting from beyond the arc that season. She also tied for the team lead with 17 blocked shots and came up with 20 steals. She scored a career-high 26 points against Cal State Fullerton on 9-for-15 shooting.
• Played in all 31 games with 24 starts as a junior in 2023-24 and finished third on the team with 8.1 points per game. She scored in double figures in 11 games and shot 43.9% from the field overall and hit 24 3-pointers. She also led the team in free-throw percentage at 87.2%. 
• Made the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team in her sophomore and junior years and was twice named to the Big West Winter All-Academic Team and Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Coach Beeman on Izzy Forsyth: “Izzy is no stranger to the Big West. A transfer from UCSD, Izzy will provide much needed outside shooting, an ability to stretch the floor, and leadership for our program. Her ability to post up smaller guards will fit nicely into our offensive style. She can get out and run the floor and be a facilitator on offense, which will also be heavily relied upon. Originally from Canada, we are excited to add her to our roster!”
 
Saniyah Neverson
Forward, 6 foot 1
Surprise, Ariz. 
PHH Prep/Northern Arizona

• Played in 103 of NAU’s 105 games over the last three seasons and helped the Lumberjacks earn postseason appearances in the WNIT in 2023 and ’24 and the WBIT in 2025.
• Named the 2024-25 Big Sky Top Reserve of the Year.
• Averaged 6.9 points off the bench while playing 25.5 minutes per game last season and ranked second on the team in rebounding (8.2 rebounds per game) and field-goal percentage (.445). 
• Scored in double figures in 10 games and grabbed at least 10 rebounds in eight games. 
• Posted double-doubles against Arizona (10 points, 15 rebounds) and James Madison (17 points, 10 rebounds).

Coach Beeman on Saniyah Neverson:  “We are excited to have Saniyah join our program! She brings a wealth of experience to our team. She is tenacious on the boards, which will be incredibly important for us next season. Saniyah has the ability to run the floor and finish in transition and can also step outside the 3-point line to stretch the defense. Her personality will be a great fit into our locker room. She is an outstanding teammate and puts the team before her own accolades.”
 
Fiamma Serra
Forward, 6 foot 4
La Spezia, Italy
IIS G Bertacchi

• Graduated from IIS G Bertacchi in Lecco, Italy
• Member of U19 national champion in 2022 and regional champion in 2022 to ’25
• Member of U17 regional champion in 2022 and ’23.
• Plays club basketball with ASD Basket Costa in Serie A2.
• Selected to play for Italy’s U20 Women’s National Team.

Coach Beeman on Fiamma Serra:  “Welcome Fiamma! Fiamma is another versatile big. With international experience at a high level. Fiamma has the desire to improve her game and grow her skill set. She will be another addition to our roster who can run the floor, finish in transition and get on the boards. Her style fits our style! We are looking forward to her joining our team and adding more culture to our locker room.”
 
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