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2020(-21) Women's Soccer Roster
Jacob, Nikhita
Jersey Number 5
Nikhita Jacob
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Pioneer
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
Bio
2020
2019
SUMMER 2019
2018
2017
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
JACOB - CAREER STATS
- A team captain for the 2020-21 season
- Missed the entire season due to injury
2019
- The MAC Tournament MVP
- Named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
- Also was named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second-straight season
- Earned the team's Player's Player of the Year award
- And, was inducted into Chi Eta Sigma, the national college athlete honor society
- Played in all 23 matches, making 22 starts
- Had seven points to rank sixth on the team, with a pair of goals and three assists
- Played a total of 1777 minutes, ranking fourth on the team
- Played in all 11 MAC regular-season matches, starting 10
- Had four points on a goal and two assists in league play
- Played 85 minutes of the regular-season opener at Kentucky
- Also started the Xavier match and played 56 minutes
- Played 68 minutes of the 2-0 shutout win over Valparaiso in the home opener, as BG allowed zero shots on goal vs. the Crusaders
- Played 83 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1, double-OT win over Dayton
- Started and played 88 minutes at Michigan
- Played 90 of the 91-plus minutes at Michigan State, with the primary assist on BG's second goal
- Off of a corner kick, headed a shot by Chelsee Washington across the six-yard box to a wide-open Nikki Cox
- Played 108 minutes at DePaul, and scored the Falcons' goal to extend her point streak to two matches
- Late in the first half, headed a long free kick by Alexis Miller into the far side of the net
- Tied for the team lead with two shots, and paced the Falcons with two shots on goal vs. the Blue Demons
- Played 77 minutes at West Virginia, and 83 minutes against Akron in the MAC opener
- In the UA match, had a shot attempt, as her header rang off the crossbar in the second half
- For the first time in 2019, came off the bench in the Buffalo match, playing 56 minutes of that victory
- Returned to the Starting XI and had a three-point weekend as the Falcons went on the road and picked up a pair of 3-1 wins
- Scored what proved to be the winning goal at Kent State, heading home a Maureen Kennedy free kick to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead in the 14th minute
- Then, at Ohio, had the primary assist on the game's opening goal, again getting her head on a Kennedy free kick
- This time, she sent the ball to Washington, who gave the Falcons the lead for good
- Played 76 minutes vs. the Flashes and 74 against the Bobcats
- Saw 103 minutes of action in BG's 3-2, come-from-behind win over Central Michigan
- Was on the field for 84 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 overtime win at Eastern Michigan
- Played 66 minutes of BG's 3-0 win over Miami, with a shot on goal
- Was on the field for 73 minutes of the Ball State contest
- Drew the start and played 47 minutes of the Falcons' 7-0 victory at Northern Illinois
- Played 79 minutes of another road shutout win, as BGSU downed Western Michigan, 1-0, to clinch a tie for the MAC regular-season title
- Played all 90 minutes of BG's 3-1 win at Toledo, as the Falcons clinched the MAC's regular-season title outright
- Played 76 minutes and assisted on the game's opening goal as BGSU downed CMU, 4-1, in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Her pass to Nikki Cox led to Sarah Allen's goal in the 49th minute
- Played 64 minutes of the semifinal-round win over Buffalo
- Played 70 minutes of the championship match vs. Eastern Michigan
- Made the clinching penalty kick as BG advanced past EMU, 3-1, via PKs
- Her 'walk-off' kick sparked the second championship celebration at Cochrane in as many years
- Played all 90 minutes of the NCAA Championships match at Michigan, with a shot on goal
SUMMER 2019
- Played for the Michigan Legends of United Women's Soccer (UWS)
- Was named to the UWS Midwest All-Conference Second Team
2018
- Named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team
- Also was named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in 21 matches for the MAC regular-season and tournament champions, starting the final 19 contests
- Had one assist on the season
- Played a total of 1457 minutes on the year
- Missed the Falcons' two scrimmages and the season opener vs. Loyola Marymount due to injury
- Made her season debut in the Hawai'i match, playing 38 minutes off the bench
- Played 56 minutes off the bench vs. Oakland, as the Falcons posted a 3-0 shutout win in the home opener
- Was in the starting lineup vs. Xavier, and played 73 minutes
- Started and played 85 minutes at No. 15 Northwestern
- Played 66 minutes of the DePaul match
- Started and played 52 minutes of the Youngstown State match, with an assist
- Had a helper on Marissa Swindell's goal in the second half of that 6-0 win
- Had a shot on goal vs. the Penguins as well
- Started and played 70 minutes of the shutout win at Miami
- Was on the pitch for 79 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win at Ball State
- Started and played 44 minutes of the 3-0 victory over Northern Illinois
- Was on the pitch for 68 minutes against Western Michigan, as BGSU moved to 4-0-0 in the MAC for the first time in program history
- Helped the Falcons to a school record-tying five consecutive shutouts
- Played 77 minutes of the Falcons' 3-1 win at Central Michigan
- The Chippewas' goal late in that match snapped BG's shutout streak at 538:07 without allowing a goal, the second-longest shutout streak in program history
- Played 58 minutes vs. Eastern Michigan, as the Falcons posted a shutout win at Cochrane
- Was on the pitch for 82 minutes of BG's 3-1 win over MAC preseason favorite Kent State
- And, was on the field for 82 minutes of another 3-1 win two days later, this time against Ohio
- Had a shot attempt against the Bobcats ... played 80 minutes at Akron
- Was on the field for 59 minutes of the Buffalo match, as the Falcons recorded a 5-0 road win to clinch the MAC regular-season championship
- Played 84 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win over Toledo to end the regular season, helping limit the Rockets to just one shot on goal
- Had a shot attempt of her own in that match
- Played 82 minutes as the Falcons topped Eastern Michigan in the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round at Cochrane
- Then, was on the pitch for 77 minutes of the semifinal-round win over Ohio, as the Falcons blanked the Bobcats, 1-0
- Two days later, played 82 minutes vs. Ball State, as the Falcons captured the MAC Tournament title
- Played 63 minutes of the NCAA Tournament match at No. 14 Penn State
2017
- Named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team
- Started all 21 matches in her initial season with the Falcons
- Clocked 1,309 minutes for an average of 62 per match
- Played season-high 105 minutes in double-OT 1-1 draw at Ohio
- Spent 85 minutes on the pitch during MAC Championship match that went to overtime
- Earned five points via one goal and three assists
- Tallied first career goal, a game-winner, in 52nd minute of 3-1 win at Detroit
- Assisted on opening goal in 2-0 win over Wright State
- Posted assist on final goal of 3-1 win at MAC regular season champ Kent State
- Earned first career game-winning assist during 3-1 MAC Tournament quarterfinal win vs. Buffalo
- Attempted nine shots (three shots on goal) during season
- Took season-high two shots in MAC opener against Ball State
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor
- Competed for the Pioneers in the South Eastern Conference
- Played four seasons for head coach Chris Coleman
- Team went 35-21-12 during her career, including a 14-3-0 record in her freshman year.
- Named to All-Conference, All-District and All-Region teams as junior and senior
- Named All-State honorable mention as junior and senior
- Served as team captain during senior season
- Named team Most Valuable Player following senior season
- Team was district champion in junior season
- National Honor Society
- Represented US National Futsal in Costa Rica at the U16 and U18 levels
PERSONAL
- Nikhita Sunita Susan Jacob was born on Nov. 14, 1999, in Ann Arbor, Mich.
- A biology major at the University, with a 3.678 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2020 semester
- Aspires to become a pediatrician
- Daughter of Verghese Jacob and Sunita Whitehead
- Older brother, Tristan, played at the University of Michigan
- Father played soccer and mother played tennis, both at Eastern Michigan
- Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi
- Competed for Vardar ECNL Soccer Club for her final two years of club soccer
JACOB - CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21-21 | 1309 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | .111 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 21-19 | 1457 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 23-22 | 1777 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | .333 | 5 | .833 | 1 | 0-0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| TOTAL | 65-62 | 4543 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | .158 | 9 | .474 | 2 | 0-0 |
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