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Wellesley College Athletics

2023-24 Basketball Roster

Photos by Frank Poulin

30 Yitzel Serna

  • Height 5-7
  • Year 2026
  • Hometown Palmdale, Calif.
  • High School Paraclete
  • Position G
  • Major Media Arts & Sciences

Biography

Collegiate Career Honors:
  • 2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
  • 2023-24 NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
2023-24:
  • Competed in 23 games with 13 starts as a sophomore
  • Averaged 6.9 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game
  • Led the team with 34 made three pointers and a 37.0 three point percentage
  • Scored a career-high 20 points with career-high nine rebounds and six made threes against Regis on Nov. 8
  • Earned five steals against Dean on Jan. 8
  • Recorded at least 10 points in seven games
2022-23:
  • Played in 18 games as a first year
  • Averaged 3.2 PPG for the season
  • Led the team in three point shooting making 35% (14-for-40) of her shots
  • Made collegiate debut on Nov. 15 against Nichols
  • Had eight points against Bridgewater State and Dean
Before Wellesley:
  • Attended Paraclete High School, graduated in 2022
  • Four-Year Varsity Athlete on the Girls Basketball Team and three-year captain
  • Two-Time All-Gold Coast First Team Recipient (2020 & 2022)
  • Paraclete Girls Basketball Coach’s Award Recipient (2021)
  • Paraclete High School Offensive Player of the Year (2020)
  • Jr. NBA National Skills Challenge Finalist (2016-2018)
Personal:
  • Born in Panorama City and raised in Palmdale, Calif.
  • Daughter of Cesar and Rocio Serna
  • Have one brother, Napoleon
  • Has been a MENSA Member since 2017; competed in the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge and was a national finalist three consecutive years (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • Got to participate in the NBA Draft Red Carpet all three years, and got to take a selfie with Donovan Mitchell
  • Has been a lifelong dream to be drafted to play in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
  • Brother, Napoleon, plays basketball at Elms College
Why Wellesley:
  • Chose to attend Wellesley because she wanted to be a part of a community of barrier-breaking innovative women who would alter the way she views the world both athletically and academically

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2022-23First-year

    G
    5'7"
    30
  • 30

    2023-24First-year

    G
    5'7"
    30
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