ROCK HILL, S.C. — Rock Hill’s Winthrop University volleyball coach Heather Gearhart added four players to the program on Wednesday, Nov. 11, announcing a 2027 signing class built around ball control at the back and size at the net.
The group includes two front-row players and two back-row specialists. Ellie Osowski, a 6-foot outside hitter from Medina, Minnesota, is a two-time all-state pick at Wayzata High School. Milena Miladinovic, a 6-foot-3 middle blocker from Houston, twice earned region blocker of the year honors at Stratford High School and is expected to join the Eagles this spring.
Anneliese Weber, a 5-foot-11 setter from Lake Orion, Michigan, captains her team at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Preparatory and also won a state title in varsity rowing. Aubrey Dumstorff, a 5-foot-7 libero from Wildwood, Missouri, won three Missouri Class 5 state championships at Lafayette High School and has piled up more than 1,000 career digs.
Gearhart said she expects each of the four to have a chance to play right away, with Weber and Dumstorff steadying the passing game and Osowski and Miladinovic adding power up front.
The signees arrive at a program near the top of the Big South. The Eagles are 15-7 overall and 11-2 in league play heading into their regular-season finale against Gardner-Webb on Friday, Nov. 13, at Winthrop Coliseum.
That same arena hosts the Big South championship Nov. 20-22. Six teams make the single-elimination bracket, the top two seeds skip the first round, and the winner earns the league’s automatic spot in the NCAA tournament. Tickets are $10 per day or $25 for all three days.
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