MCLA's Tietgens Earns First Team ECAC Division III Women's Soccer All-New England Honors
MCLA junior forward Jess Tietgens was named on Wednesday to the 2009 ECAC Division III Women's Soccer All-New England team after re-writing the record books and leading the Trailblazers to 14 victories this past fall
Courtesy MCLA Sports Information
North Adams, MA- MCLA Women's Soccer player, junior forward
Jess Tietgens was honored by the ECAC today as she
was named to the All New England first Team. Tietgens set
school records for points (64) and goals (30), while her team
established a new record for victories in a season (15).
Tietgens got off to a slow start in 2009 as she was held scoreless
in her first two games. After breaking the all time scoring record
at the college against Bard College, she would notch goals in 18 of
the next nineteen games. She was also named to the All MASCAC
first team in 2009.
A native of Stamford, Vermont (she attended Drury High School), she
has rewritten the record books in her three seasons. In
consecutive seasons, she has bested the school scoring records
setting her new marks this season of 30 goals and 4 assists.
As a junior she recorded both her 100th and 150th career
points.
Her best efforts came when the Trailblazers needed her the most.
In her last five games, four of which were in the postseason,
Tietgens tallied nine of her teams eleven goals. She lead
MCLA to their first ever appearance in the MASCAC Championships,
leading them to the finals. The program was rewarded with
their first ever ECAC tournament bid.
