1. Stephanie Soares played college basketball at The Master's University and Iowa State.
16 Facts About Stephanie Soares
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Stephanie Soares represented Brazil at the 2019 Pan American Games and won a gold medal.
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Stephanie Soares set the single-season program records for rebounds, rebounding average, and blocked shots.
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Stephanie Soares was named to the WBCA NAIA All-America team and named the WBCA NAIA Player of the Year.
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Stephanie Soares became the first player in TMU history to be named NAIA Player of the Year.
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Stephanie Soares was named to the WBCA NAIA All-America team and named the WBCA NAIA Player of the Year for the second time in her career.
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On 19 April 2022, Soares announced she was transferring to Iowa State.
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Stephanie Soares recorded eight double-doubles and averaged 15.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per game.
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On 10 April 2023, Stephanie Soares was drafted fourth overall by the Washington Mystics in the 2023 WNBA draft.
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Stephanie Soares was immediately traded to the Dallas Wings in exchange for a 2024 second-round draft pick, and Atlanta's 2025 first-round draft pick.
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Stephanie Soares missed the 2023 WNBA season after recovering from ACL surgery.
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Stephanie Soares made her international debut for Brazil at the 2019 Pan American Games.
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Stephanie Soares averaged 16 minutes a game and led the team with seven blocked shots and won a gold medal.
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Stephanie Soares is the daughter of Rogerio and Susan Stephanie Soares, who were Christian missionaries.
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Stephanie Soares has four siblings, Tim, Jessica, Tiago and Rebecca.
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Stephanie Soares's father played for The Master's University men's basketball team, while her mother was the national Gatorade Basketball Player of the Year as a high school senior in 1986, and played college basketball at Texas.