2020 Water Polo Roster

Skyler Pyle
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- AT
- Height:
- 5-11
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Mater Dei
Features on Skyler
• Michigan Sees Increase in Strength, Maturity from Pyle (MGoBlue.com)
Career Stats
Year | GP | G | A | Pts | Sh% | EX | DEX | Stl | FB | SPW | SPL |
2017 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 25 | .343 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 9 | .318 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 40 | .356 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 13 | .258 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 101 | 48 | 39 | 87 | .327 | 34 | 9 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Career Highs
Points: 7, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (4/1/17)
Goals: 4, vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (4/1/17)
Assists: 4 (2x), last vs. Wagner (1/25/20)
Drawn Exclusions: 1 (9x), last vs. Long Beach State (2/29/20)
Steals: 4 (2x), last vs. Saint Francis (Pa.) (4/28/17)
Field Blocks: 2, vs. UC San Diego (3/2/19)
At Michigan
• Graduated in 2020 with a degree in sport management
• Team 20 captain
• Three NCAA Tournament appearances
• Won three CWPA Championships (2017-19)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2018-20)
• Four-time ACWPC All-Academic Team (2017-20)
• Three-time CWPA Scholar Athlete (2018-20)
• Team 19 Most Improved Player award
• Four-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement Award (2017-20)
• Finished her career with 48 goals, 39 assists, 87 points, nine drawn exclusions, 41 steals, 13 field blocks and one sprint won in 101 games played
Senior (2020)
• Team captain
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-Academic team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Scored a goal against Santa Clara on Senior Day in the Wolverine Invitational
• Matched a career high with four assists to go with two goals against No. 21 Wagner in the Michigan Invitational
• Played in all four games at the UCSB Winter Invite, scoring one goal
• Posted two goals in a win over No. 7 Cal at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• End of the season was canceled prior to conference play due to the COVID-19 illness
Junior (2019)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• Team Most Improved Player award
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Finished the Wolverine Invitational with seven goals and four assists, recording three goals and three assists in a win over No. 13 Fresno State
• Career-high four assists to go with one goal and one steal against Saint Francis (Pa.)
• Tallied two goals and a field block in a win over No. 8 Pacific
• Two goals and one assist against No. 2 Stanford
• Recorded two goals, four assists and one field block at the UCSB Winter Invite
• Posted three goals, one assist and two steals at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational
• Two assists and a field block vs. No. 13 Fresno State
• One goal and one assist against Harvard
Sophomore (2018)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Played in 22 games with seven goals, two assists and 10 steals
• Recorded two goals, one assist and three steals in five conference games
• Scored two goals in a win over No. 24 Marist
• Tallied goals against Azusa Pacific and Iona at the Wolverine Invitational
• One goal, one assist and four steals at the LMU Invite
• Scored a goal against George Washington
• Appeared in three of the four games at the Stanford Invitational
• One goal, one assist and one steal against Saint Francis
Freshman (2017)
• NCAA Quarterfinals
• CWPA Champions
• ACWPC All-Academic Team
• CWPA Scholar Athlete
• U-M Freshman Academic Achievement Award
• Played in all eight conference games with eight goals and four assists
• One assist and four steals in the CWPA quarterfinals against Saint Francis (Pa.)
• First career hat trick, scoring four goals to go with three assists and two steals in a big win over Saint Francis (Pa.)
• Made her collegiate debut with one steal against No. 2 USC
• Posted two goals in a win over Brown
• Scored her first career goal and had one assist against No. 23 Marist in the Triton Invitational
• Tallied one goal and two assists vs. Santa Clara
• Recorded one goal and one assist against both Long Beach State and Whittier, also posting four steals in the Whittier contest
• First career assist came against No. 9 UCSB
Prep
• Graduated from Mater Dei High School (2016)
• Four-year letterwinner with water polo and swimming
• CIF finalists in 2012-13 and 2013-14
• Member of the CIF swim relay team in 2014-15
National Team
• Participated in the Olympic Development Program for five years
Club/ Junior Team
• Played for the Huntington Beach Water Polo Club in 2016, the Regency Water Polo Club from 2012-15 and the United Water Polo Club from 2006-12
Personal
• Full name is Skyler Rae Pyle
• Birthday: June 25, 1998
• Parents are Greg and Kris Pyle
• Has one sibling, Kourtney