Lily Hewitt

Inspirational Young Woman: Lily Hewitt

Lily Hewitt decides to serve her country instead of going pro this year!

Lily Hewitt, from Baton Rouge, has spent the last few years of her high school soccer career playing in Spain and was signed with FC Malagacity Femenino. When 2020 began, she was weighing the options of England and Spain for her first year in professional soccer. After Covid broke out and the world seemed to shut down, Lily says that her perspective changed.

Six years ago, Lily was attending Baton Rouge International School and began playing soccer. She says she wasn’t gifted with a natural skillset but enjoyed playing, so she took the initiative to practice every day and spend all of her extra time on the soccer field.

It paid off, and Lily was standing 17 years old, looking into the beginning of a career in The National Women’s Soccer League. With the travel restrictions put into place in March 2020, Lily found herself out of school and living in Spain. We talked about the experiences she had with her classmates and friends that she had made there.

We all ate, breathed, and slept soccer. It was a fantastic experience, but my desire to become a doctor was growing stronger every day.

Lily returned home to Baton Rouge at the end of last year and spent time with her family. At the beginning of 2021, she enrolled at Virginia Military Institute (VMI) and will attend full-time during the fall semester. She will play soccer as a pre-med student at the oldest state-supported military college in The United States. After graduation, Lily will serve in the United States Air Force and serve her country before attending medical school.

Even though she has accomplished so much, a changed perspective and a new outlook on life will lead her to become a more extraordinary role model and a leader among women. We’re proud to shine a spotlight on this inspirational young woman, Lily Hewitt!