SophieStewart-Hobbs
- class Freshman
- Hometown Tauranga, New Zealand
- High school Saint Kentigern
Stewart-Hobbs joins the Wildcats as a dynamic playmaker and will wear No. 27 for the Wildcats this season.
“Kentucky really stood out on all of my visits,” Stewart-Hobbs said. “The coaches were just amazing – and to be honest it was a no-doubter. I loved how the coaching staff had amazing personalities and they were always trying to help me out and talk me through my future with them together.”
Stewart-Hobbs is a native of Turanga, New Zealand, and played for the New Zealand national team at both the U-17 and U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cups. The freshman played in all three matches for New Zealand in their run at the U-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Papa New Guinea – in addition to appearing in two matches for the country at the 2014 U-17 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.