Career Honors:
2020 ACWPC All-Academic Team (Excellent)
2017 ACWPC All-Academic Team (Excellent)
2020 (Senior): Named to the 2020-21 ACWPC All-Academic Team … Played in all seven games during the season, which was shortened by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) … Recorded eight points on the year with six goals and a pair of assists … Scored a season-high two goals against #10 Bucknell, while adding goals against George Washington, La Salle (2x), and Iona … Had a season-high two assists against Iona … Defensively, finished the year with six steals and four ejections drawn.
2019 (Junior): Played in 28 of 29 games on the year, recording 31 points on 18 goals and 13 assists … Scored goals in 16 games with multiple goals in a pair of contests – Air Force (Gary Troyer Tournament) and Wagner (Mid-Atlantic Water Polo Conference Tournament) … Registered assists in 10 games with multiple helpers in three games – La Salle, Air Force (Gary Troyer), and George Washington … Recorded a season-high four points against Air Force (2g 2a) … Defensively, finished second on the team with 25 steals and 25 ejections drawn.
2018 (Sophomore): Played in 27 of 29 games on the season … Scored 16 points on 12 goals and four assists … Netted a season-high two goals vs. Mercyhurst at the Bucknell Invitational, while scoring additional goals in 10 games … Registered first point of the season with an assist against Iona at the Navy Open … Tied for a season-high two points (1g 1a) against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at the Gary Troyer Invitational … Defensively, credited with 17 ejections drawn and six steals.
2017 (Freshman): Named to the 2017 ACWPC All-Academic Team … Tallied 11 points on six goals and five assists in 22 games as a freshman … Made collegiate debut and scored first collegiate goal during the Navy Open against Cal Lutheran … Notched first collegiate hat trick and a season-best five points with three goals and a pair of assists versus La Salle at the Navy Open … Also notched a pair of goals against Santa Clara … Defensively, recorded four steals on the year.
High School / Personal: Lettered in water polo (3), swimming (2), and football (2) at Naperville North High School … Helped lead the water polo team to a Sectional Championship and a third place finish in the state during the 2014 season … Named NISCA All-American in 2016 and All-State in 2016 and 2017 in water polo … Earned All-Conference accolades in football in 2016 … Member of the National Honor Society, while also participating in Youth and Government … Son of Derk and Mary Jacobs … Sister, Devin (’19), was a member of the University of Iowa swim team … Birth name is Nicolas Jacobs.
Career Statistics
Year |
Games |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
Hat Tricks |
Steals |
2017 |
22 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
2018 |
27 |
12 |
4 |
16 |
0 |
6 |
2019 |
28 |
18 |
13 |
31 |
0 |
25 |
2020 * |
7 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0 |
6 |
Totals |
84 |
42 |
24 |
66 |
1 |
41 |
* – 2020 season played in the spring of 2021
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