UMBC Volleyball head coach Kasey Crider announced the official signing of an extremely talented Class of 2028 on Wednesday

Hannah Dobbs, Laura Fuehrer, Isabel Ostvig and Claudia Llamas make up the class of four signees.

"The foundation of everything in any program is talent acquisition," said Crider. "Recruiting influences everything we do, both positively and negatively.  It goes without saying that we want to get it as right as possible, as often as possible. I can't predict the future, but I'm pretty confident we got it right with this class. The best part of the job is choosing who you spend your days with and I'm thrilled to spend lots of days with these four over the next couple of years."

Both Dobbs and Ostvig will matriculate at UMBC this January. Ostvig will compete this winter and spring as a member of the UMBC Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field teams as well. 

Meet the Class of 2028

Name: Hannah Dobbs 
Position: OH/RS
Height: 6'
Hometown: Toronto, Ohio
Club: Pittsburgh Elite

Coach Crider on Hannah: "Hannah was one of our very first targets overall since arriving at UMBC. She was our first phone call on June 15 of last year, and the interest never wavered in either direction. She has a chance to play an early role with her ability to score. She has lots of work to do to round out her game, but we're thrilled to get going with her when she enrolls early this upcoming January."

Name: Laura Fuehrer
Position: MB
Height: 6'1
Hometown: Bay Village, OH
Club: Academy Volleyball Cleveland

Coach Crider on Laura: "Laura will pretty clearly help us in multiple ways. First, she's a very spring athlete playing in the most competitive club environments in the country each weekend.  She'll be well trained and have experienced more high level training and competition than a typical freshman. Second, her personality is electric. She's authentic and magnetic - certainly one of the most likable people I've had the pleasure of recruiting."

Name: Claudia Llamas
Position: OH
Height: 6'2
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
Club: CV Sant Cugat ll

Coach Crider on Claudia: "Claudia upgrades us with some desperately needed size on the pins.  If you look at the America East, teams are getting bigger and longer, and it's changing the ways those teams can defend. In this case, you can combat size with size and Claudia will help us do exactly that.  She has extremely high level experience training with the Spanish national team and will fit right into a culture that has celebrated international players forever."

Name: Isabel Ostvig
Position: Setter
Height: 6'
Hometown: Fredericksburg, VA
Club: Virginia Juniors

Coach Crider on Isabel: "Izzy has the chance to become a star, plain and simple. In part, her physical abilities speak for themselves: she'll likely be one of the very best female athletes in the entire athletic department, competing for our track program here at UMBC as well. But beyond that, she has some unique personality traits that should allow her to become an elite leader and competitor."