| Height: | 6-2 |
| Year: | So. |
| Hometown: | Louisville, Ky. |
| Position: | MB |
| Previous School: | Eastern HS |
| Club Team: | KIVA |
2019 (Freshman): Appeared in 12 matches and played in 27 sets at middle blocker… recorded 30 kills, eight blocks, including a pair of solo blocks, five digs, and an assist on the year… tallied a career-high 11 kills in the OVC Tournament opener against Southeast Missouri (Nov. 21)… posted a career-high five blocks against Belmont (Nov. 16).
High School: Boom comes to Tech from Eastern High School in Kentucky, where she played middle blocker for Laura Bowling… Finished her senior season with 381 kills, 136 total blocks (96 solo), and 22 service aces… named all-state honorable mention as a junior and all-state second team following her senior season… earned the team’s Eastern Eagle Award and was named Offensive MVP… played club volleyball for the Kiva club team.
Personal: Daughter of Andre and Christina Boom… born March 3, 2001… full name is Skylar Shae Boom.
Academic: Majoring in international business and cultures… named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll once (spring 2020).
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mar 14 | at Tennessee State | L, 3-2 |
| Mar 15 | at Tennessee State | W, 3-0 |
| Mar 21 | at Murray State | W, 3-1 |
| Mar 22 | at Murray State | W, 3-2 |
| Mar 28 | Belmont | W, 3-1 |
| Mar 29 | Belmont | W, 3-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 16 | 16 | ||
| Sets | 61 | 61 | ||
| Kills | 144 | 144 | ||
| Kills per set | 2.36 | 2.36 | ||
| Errors | 67 | 67 | ||
| Total Attacks | 336 | 336 | ||
| Hitting Percentage | .229 | .229 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 3 | ||
| Assists per set | 0.05 | 0.05 | ||
| Service Aces | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Service Aces per set | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Receptions | 15 | 15 | ||
| Reception Errors | 1 | 1 | ||
| Digs | 11 | 11 | ||
| Digs per set | 0.18 | 0.18 | ||
| Block Solo | 17 | 17 | ||
| Block Assist | 43 | 43 | ||
| Block Total | 60 | 60 | ||
| Blocks per set | 0.98 | 0.98 | ||
| Block Errors | 5 | 5 | ||
| Ball Handling Errors | 0 | 0 | ||
| Points | 182.5 | 182.5 | ||
| Points per set | 3.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Matches started | - | - | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | ms | s | k | e | ta | pct | a | sa | se | r | re | digs | bs | ba | be | tot | bhe | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | at Austin Peay | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 11 | 1 | 19 | .526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Feb 8 | at Austin Peay | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Feb 14 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 5 | 25 | .240 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Feb 14 | Eastern Illinois | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -.083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Feb 21 | Eastern Kentucky | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Feb 22 | Eastern Kentucky | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | .160 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12.0 |
| Feb 28 | at Jacksonville State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -.182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.5 |
| Mar 1 | at Jacksonville State | L, 3-1 | - | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11.0 |
| Mar 7 | Morehead State | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 13 | 7 | 29 | .207 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16.5 |
| Mar 8 | Morehead State | L, 3-0 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mar 14 | at Tennessee State | L, 3-2 | - | 5 | 14 | 4 | 32 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Mar 15 | at Tennessee State | W, 3-0 | - | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | .222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10.5 |
| Mar 21 | at Murray State | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 13 | 6 | 25 | .280 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17.0 |
| Mar 22 | at Murray State | W, 3-2 | - | 5 | 12 | 8 | 33 | .121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 15.5 |
| Mar 28 | Belmont | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 10 | 4 | 22 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Mar 29 | Belmont | W, 3-1 | - | 4 | 11 | 4 | 25 | .280 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13.5 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 1.11 | 22 | 88 | .091 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.19 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.30 | 35.0 | 1.3 |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 61 | 144 | 2.36 | 67 | 336 | .229 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0.18 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 0.98 | 182.5 | 3.0 |
| 2021-22 | 29 | 102 | 201 | 1.97 | 79 | 513 | .238 | 4 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 0.16 | 10 | 82 | 92 | 0.90 | 252.0 | 2.5 |
| 2022-23 | 31 | 116 | 228 | 1.97 | 87 | 556 | .254 | 5 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0.12 | 20 | 88 | 108 | 0.93 | 292.0 | 2.5 |
| 2023-24 | 29 | 115 | 241 | 2.10 | 79 | 645 | .251 | 5 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.04 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0.22 | 34 | 85 | 119 | 1.03 | 322.5 | 2.8 |
| Total | 117 | 421 | 844 | 2.00 | 334 | 2138 | .239 | 18 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.01 | 56 | 3 | 71 | 0.17 | 83 | 304 | 387 | 0.92 | 1084.0 | 2.6 |
| m | s | k | k/s | e | ta | pct | a | a/s | sa | sa/s | r | re | digs | d/s | bs | ba | tot | b/s | pts | pts/s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 16 | 61 | 144 | 2.36 | 67 | 336 | .229 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0.18 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 0.98 | 182.5 | 3.0 |
| Conference | 16 | 61 | 144 | 2.36 | 67 | 336 | .229 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.00 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0.18 | 17 | 43 | 60 | 0.98 | 182.5 | 3.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 8 | 31 | 70 | 2.26 | 35 | 170 | .206 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0.10 | 5 | 26 | 31 | 1.00 | 88.0 | 2.8 |
| Away | 8 | 30 | 74 | 2.47 | 32 | 166 | .253 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0.27 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 0.97 | 94.5 | 3.1 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 9 | 35 | 86 | 2.46 | 45 | 201 | .204 | 2 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0.11 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 1.03 | 108.0 | 3.1 |
| Losses | 7 | 26 | 58 | 2.23 | 22 | 135 | .267 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0.27 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0.92 | 74.5 | 2.9 |
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| February | 7 | 24 | 50 | 2.08 | 23 | 122 | .221 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0.17 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 1.00 | 66.5 | 2.8 |
| March | 9 | 37 | 94 | 2.54 | 44 | 214 | .234 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0.19 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 0.97 | 116.0 | 3.1 |
