Player Bio: Matt Jacobs - UCLA Official Athletic Site

2004 -- Posted exceptional freshman campaign... Competed in all 28 matches while scoring 13 goals in 39 attempts... Also contributed eight steals and 12 assists... Notched a two-goal performance on October 3 against Stanford... Scored first collegiate goal in first career game on September 10 against Navy... Named a member of the MPSF All-Academic team.

2003 -- Redshirted.

High School -- Three-year letterwinner in water polo and four-year letterwinner in swimming at Soquel High School under coaches Marcelo Adas and Mark Garett, respectively... Along with brother Brian, led Soquel to the 2002 C.I.F. Central Coast Section title... First-Team All-American... Two-time All-CCS selection... SCCAL MVP in 2002 ... Recorded 107 goals and 110 steals in senior year... Four-time All-American in swimming... Set league records in the 50 (20.97) and 100 (45.52) meter freestyle events... Named Soquel HS Athlete of the Year in 2003.

Personal -- Full Name: Matthew Rogers Jacobs... Born on November 12, 1984 in Santa Cruz, CA... Twin brother Brian is also a member of the UCLA Water Polo team... Aspires to be a U.S. Senator... Admires Muhammed Ali because he was both athletic and articulate... Lists Ceramics and Government as his favorite classes... Politcial Science major.