Skyler Bumpers

Photo by: Parker Waters

Position:
Right Side
Height:
6-1
Class:
Freshman
High School:
McGill-Toolen High School
Hometown:
Mobile, Ala.

2022: Appeared in 33 sets while seeing action in 11 matches and starting in five during her second season in Uptown… Finished the season with 109 kills to average 1.21 per set…Claimed the highest total on the team in blocks, with 64 total blocks 17 being solo … She added 16 digs and five assists in 2022…Set new career highs in kills against Wichita St. (10/23) and Fresno St. (09/09) with a total of 10, and in attacks against Tulsa (11/13) and Wichita St. (10/23) tallying 60…She also set a new career high in solo blocks racking up three against Ohio (09/03).

2021: Started in 31 in seven matches in her first season at Tulane, seeing action in 11 total sets… Made collegiate debut in opener against Northwestern State, earning six kills in three sets of action… Started the next match hitting .333 with four kills and four points to her name…Averaged 1.36 kills per set and 1.45 points per set this season.

Prior to Tulane: Bumpers comes to New Orleans from Mobile, Ala., where she was a three-year volleyball letterwinner at McGill Toolen Catholic High School...Named her team’s MVP in 2017, helping her team to a state championship win as a sophomore, finals appearance as a junior and a semi-finals appearance as a senior...Led her team to a 42-9 record in her final season with the Yellow Jackets, finishing fourth in the league...Totaled 681 kills in 2020, hitting .306, while also adding 430 digs and 53.0 blocks...Named the 2018 State MVP...Earned All-Tournament Team in 2018 and 2019...Tabbed as MaxPreps and AVCA State Player of the Week in addition to AHSAA Female State Athlete of the Week and All-Star Team honors...Played club for Lower Alabama Volleyball, helping her team to win regionals in 2019 and 2020 and also to a nationals appearance in 2019.

Personal: Majoring is undecided.

SKYLER'S NOLA STORY
How do you define what it means to be NOLA Built?
To put full effort, integrity and pride in all your work

What drew you to New Orleans?
It reminds me of home

Favorite spot to hang out in New Orleans?
Campus

What was your first impression of New Orleans?
I loved it, It's like home but bigger