MOSCOW, Idaho- Idaho Women's Basketball Head Coach Jon Newlee announced this week the signing of Louise Forsyth to a National Letter of Intent during the late signing period. Forsyth comes to Idaho after spending four seasons at Gonzaga. Forsyth will join the Vandals in 2021-22 along with five incoming freshmen and fellow graduate transfer, Tiana Johnson. 


Louise Forsyth
6-1 | Guard | Langley, British Columbia, Canada [Gonzaga]

Forsyth is a 6-foot-1 guard from Langley, British Columbia, Canada, who transfers to Idaho after playing four seasons at Gonzaga. While with the Bulldogs, Forsyth played in 93 games, averaging 8.2 minutes per. She scored 210 points during her career while shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc. As a sophomore in 2018-19, Forsyth shot 42.6 percent from downtown. As a junior in 2019-20 she scored 3.5 points per game while playing 12.9 minutes per contest. During the 2020-21 season she played in 22 games and scored a career-high seven points against San Francisco. During her four-year career with Gonzaga, Forsyth was part of 107 wins, three NCAA tournament appearances and two WCC Tournament Championships. While in Spokane, she was also named a 2020 WCC All-Academic honorable mention. Prior to Gonzaga Forsyth played basketball, volleyball and ran track for Brookswood Secondary. Her winning experience extends beyond her college years into her teenage years in Canada. As a senior she was named the 2017 British Columbia Baden Player of the Year and the Brookswood Female Athlete of the Year while also winning three straight AAA Championships. Forsyth also played on two Canadian National Teams, winning gold at the 2015 FIBA Americas Tournament.
  
"I'm very excited Louise has chosen to join our Vandal family," said Head Coach Jon Newlee. "Louise is extremely versatile offensively; she is a knock down shooter from beyond the arc and finishes well at the basket. Her length and athleticism at 6'1 gives us a lot of options on the defensive end as well. I am really looking forward to coaching her and integrating her into our system here at Idaho. It is a great day to be a Vandal!"