Jacob Waga
21 Jacob Waga
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    East Northport, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Commack
  • Position:
    RS
  • Major:
    Civil Engineering
  • Club Team:
    Academy
  • m
    27
  • k/s
    2.60
  • h %
    .249
  • a/s
    0.08
  • b/s
    0.55
  • sa/s
    0.47
  • d/s
    1.69
Bio
Before Wentworth:
  • Captain of varsity volleyball team
  • Selected to all-county, all-division, and all-county tournament teams
  • Section XI Gold Key Award
  • Badminton state champion
 
Why WIT?
  • It is a great school to pursue architecture and volleyball
 
Future Goals?
  • To bring Wentworth to a championship in volleyball and become a prominent architect
 
Favorite Food?
  • Steak and mashed potatoes
 
Personal:
  • Son of Jonathan and Irena Waga ... Has two brothers, Nicholas and Thomas
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 27 8
Sets 88 26
Kills 229 59
Kills per set 2.60 2.27
Errors 102 24
Total Attacks 510 140
Total Attacks per set 5.80 5.38
Hitting Percentage .249 .250
Assists 7 1
Assists per set 0.08 0.04
Service Aces 41 19
Service Errors 74 21
Service Aces per set 0.47 0.73
Receptions 8 2
Reception Errors 1 0
Digs 149 59
Digs per set 1.69 2.27
Block Solo 7 3
Block Assist 41 6
Block Total 48 9
Blocks per set 0.55 0.35
Block Errors 3 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 297.5 84.0
Points per set 3.4 3.2
Matches started 25 7
Game Log - Offense
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Jan 20 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 6 5 17 .059 1 8.5
Jan 20 vs. #1 Stevens W, 3-2 1 5 7 9 29 -.069 0 10.5
Jan 27 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 16 .250 0 9.5
Jan 27 #13 New Paltz W, 3-1 1 4 8 3 16 .313 2 11.5
Jan 28 Baruch W, 3-0 - 2 2 2 7 .000 0 5.0
Jan 28 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 6 5 18 .056 1 7.5
Feb 1 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 11 .545 0 7.5
Feb 9 vs. #16 Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 6 4 12 .167 0 6.5
Feb 10 vs. #18 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 16 .313 1 8.5
Feb 10 at Hobart W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 20 .400 0 16.0
Feb 15 Lasell W, 3-1 1 4 10 1 25 .360 0 11.0
Feb 16 at #14 Nichols W, 3-1 1 4 13 4 27 .333 0 16.0
Feb 20 at Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Rivier W, 3-1 1 4 11 5 25 .240 0 14.0
Feb 27 Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. #18 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 21 .333 0 11.5
Mar 8 at #6 Cal Lutheran W, 3-1 1 4 13 7 25 .240 0 13.5
Mar 9 vs. #16 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 1 3 11 6 28 .179 0 16.0
Mar 13 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 7 3 13 .308 0 8.0
Mar 17 #14 NYU W, 3-1 1 4 18 1 28 .607 0 19.0
Mar 21 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 4 5 16 -.063 0 7.0
Mar 22 Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 5 2 12 .250 1 12.5
Mar 23 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Lasell L, 3-2 1 5 15 8 35 .200 0 21.0
Mar 30 at Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Endicott W, 3-1 1 1 0 3 3 -1.000 0 0.5
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 2 .000 1 5.0
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 6 2 13 .308 0 10.5
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 12 .417 0 9.0
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 5 4 13 .077 1 6.5
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 14 .357 0 9.5
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2 1 5 25 9 48 .333 0 28.5
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Jan 20 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 3 0 4 0
Jan 20 vs. #1 Stevens W, 3-2 1 5 5 0 3 0 3 0
Jan 27 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0
Jan 27 #13 New Paltz W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 1 0 2 0
Jan 28 Baruch W, 3-0 - 2 1 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 28 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 1 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 - 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 9 vs. #16 Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 1 1 1 0
Feb 10 vs. #18 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 1 0
Feb 10 at Hobart W, 3-0 1 3 7 1 2 0 3 0
Feb 15 Lasell W, 3-1 1 4 6 1 0 1 1 0
Feb 16 at #14 Nichols W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 2 1 2 0
Feb 20 at Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Rivier W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 2 0 2 0
Feb 27 Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. #18 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 8 at #6 Cal Lutheran W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 1 0 1 0
Mar 9 vs. #16 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 6 0 6 0
Mar 13 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 13 1 0 0 1 0
Mar 17 #14 NYU W, 3-1 1 4 4 0 2 0 2 0
Mar 21 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 5 0 5 0
Mar 23 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Lasell L, 3-2 1 5 15 1 2 0 3 0
Mar 30 at Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Endicott W, 3-1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 3 0 3 0
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 3 0 3 0
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2 1 5 8 1 1 0 2 0
Game Log - Serve/Receive
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Jan 20 at MIT W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 0
Jan 20 vs. #1 Stevens W, 3-2 1 5 18 2 5 2 0
Jan 27 Endicott W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 2 0 0
Jan 27 #13 New Paltz W, 3-1 1 4 14 2 5 0 0
Jan 28 Baruch W, 3-0 - 2 5 2 1 0 0
Jan 28 Nichols W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 2 0 0
Feb 1 Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 6 at Emmanuel W, 3-0 - 3 8 1 2 0 0
Feb 9 vs. #16 Misericordia W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 2 0 0
Feb 10 vs. #18 Baldwin Wallace W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 1 0 0
Feb 10 at Hobart W, 3-0 1 3 17 3 4 1 1
Feb 15 Lasell W, 3-1 1 4 15 0 5 0 0
Feb 16 at #14 Nichols W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 4 0 0
Feb 20 at Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Feb 23 at Rivier W, 3-1 1 4 13 2 3 0 0
Feb 27 Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 8 vs. #18 Marymount (Va.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 2 0 0
Mar 8 at #6 Cal Lutheran W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 2 1 0
Mar 9 vs. #16 UC Santa Cruz W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 4 0 0
Mar 13 at Regis W, 3-0 1 3 5 0 1 0 0
Mar 17 #14 NYU W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 3 1 0
Mar 21 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 15 3 3 0 0
Mar 22 Dominican (N.Y.) W, 3-0 1 3 15 5 1 0 0
Mar 23 at Dean W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 23 vs. Elms W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Mar 26 at Lasell L, 3-2 1 5 19 4 4 2 0
Mar 30 at Emerson W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 at Endicott W, 3-1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Apr 6 Regis W, 3-0 1 1 14 5 0 0 0
Apr 6 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 14 4 3 0 0
Apr 11 Emmanuel W, 3-0 1 3 12 2 2 0 0
Apr 13 Rivier W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 3 0 0
Apr 19 Lancaster Bible W, 3-0 1 3 11 1 5 0 0
Apr 20 #8 Vassar L, 3-2 1 5 21 2 3 1 0
  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2020-21 11 39 3 0.08 5 9 0.23 -.222 1 0.03 23.5 0.6
2021-22 25 80 114 1.43 40 229 2.86 .323 7 0.09 153.5 1.9
2022-23 17 43 76 1.77 34 176 4.09 .239 1 0.02 102.5 2.4
2023-24 27 88 229 2.60 102 510 5.80 .249 7 0.08 297.5 3.4
2024-25 17 44 117 2.66 46 271 6.16 .262 4 0.09 141.0 3.2
Total 97 294 539 1.83 227 1195 4.06 .261 20 0.07 718.0 2.4

Career Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2020-21 11 39 17 0.44 0 1 1 0.03
2021-22 25 80 53 0.66 2 15 17 0.21
2022-23 17 43 33 0.77 2 17 19 0.44
2023-24 27 88 149 1.69 7 41 48 0.55
2024-25 17 44 37 0.84 3 22 25 0.57
Total 97 294 289 0.98 14 96 110 0.37

Career Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2020-21 11 39 168 20 0.51 38 0 0
2021-22 25 80 226 30 0.38 46 5 2
2022-23 17 43 110 16 0.37 21 21 3
2023-24 27 88 307 41 0.47 74 8 1
2024-25 17 44 93 10 0.23 26 2 0
Total 97 294 904 117 0.40 205 36 6

Career Stats: Serve/Receive

  m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                        
Total 27 88 229 2.60 102 510 5.80 .249 7 0.08 297.5 3.4
Conference 8 26 59 2.27 24 140 5.38 .250 1 0.04 84.0 3.2
Exhibition 1 3 5 1.67 2 12 4.00 .250 1 0.33 12.5 4.2
Location                        
Home 13 41 105 2.56 39 228 5.56 .289 5 0.12 139.5 3.4
Away 9 30 82 2.73 38 176 5.87 .250 1 0.03 105.0 3.5
Neutral 5 17 42 2.47 25 106 6.24 .160 1 0.06 53.0 3.1
Result                        
Wins 25 78 189 2.42 85 427 5.47 .244 7 0.09 248.0 3.2
Losses 2 10 40 4.00 17 83 8.30 .277 0 0.00 49.5 5.0
Month                        
January 6 20 36 1.80 27 103 5.15 .087 4 0.20 52.5 2.6
February 7 24 65 2.71 20 136 5.67 .331 1 0.04 79.5 3.3
March 7 25 78 3.12 33 166 6.64 .271 0 0.00 96.0 3.8
April 7 19 50 2.63 22 105 5.53 .267 2 0.11 69.5 3.7

Splits Stats: Offense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 27 88 149 1.69 7 41 48 0.55
Conference 8 26 59 2.27 3 6 9 0.35
Exhibition 1 3 4 1.33 0 5 5 1.67
Location                
Home 13 41 51 1.24 3 15 18 0.44
Away 9 30 74 2.47 4 14 18 0.60
Neutral 5 17 24 1.41 0 12 12 0.71
Result                
Wins 25 78 126 1.62 5 38 43 0.55
Losses 2 10 23 2.30 2 3 5 0.50
Month                
January 6 20 26 1.30 2 11 13 0.65
February 7 24 48 2.00 2 9 11 0.46
March 7 25 46 1.84 2 12 14 0.56
April 7 19 29 1.53 1 9 10 0.53

Splits Stats: Defense

  m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event                
Total 27 88 307 41 0.47 74 8 1
Conference 8 26 103 19 0.73 21 2 0
Exhibition 1 3 15 5 1.67 1 0 0
Location                
Home 13 41 159 24 0.59 37 2 0
Away 9 30 96 12 0.40 23 4 1
Neutral 5 17 52 5 0.29 14 2 0
Result                
Wins 25 78 267 35 0.45 67 5 1
Losses 2 10 40 6 0.60 7 3 0
Month                
January 6 20 68 9 0.45 16 2 0
February 7 24 83 8 0.33 21 1 1
March 7 25 76 10 0.40 19 4 0
April 7 19 80 14 0.74 18 1 0

Splits Stats: Serve/Receive

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