Tietgens Ties to Home

MASCAC Rookie of the Year, MASCAC leader for the past two years in goals and points in a single season, two broken single season scoring records in one game, and one goal away from breaking the career goals record, all are accomplishments in Jess Tietgens first two seasons with the MCLA women’s soccer program.

Tietgens came to MCLA as a sort of homecoming. Originally from Stamford, Vermont, the three-sport standout at Drury High School transferred home after her first year at Westfield State College. The return to the Berkshires gave the Tietgens family the opportunity to see her play in every game and to share first-hand her ever growing list accomplishments. Her two biggest fans, sister Jill and mother Heather, are fixtures at most of her games both home and away.

Jess is the third generation to attend the College. Heather graduated from NASC back in 1983 with a degree in business administration, a concentration in accounting, and a minor in economics. Showing that it’s never to late to go to college, Nan Witto, Jess’s grandmother~also graduated from the College back in the mid~1970's. She returned to school after having children and earned her degree in early childhood education.~

Following in her mother’s footsteps, Jess is a business major with a concentration in accounting. In her free time she travels the short ride home to care for and ride her horses. Her strong ties to the area and the desire to be close to her family and friends are what drew her back to Northern Berkshire County. With the College’s close knit community and her number one fans just minutes away, Jess has settled right in at MCLA.