Head Coach Jim Nestor begins his 12th season at the helm of the Salisbury University women's lacrosse team in 2013.

Nestor led Salisbury to the NCAA title game for the fourth time in his tenure in 2012 as SU finished the season at 22-1 overall in and 8-0 in the Capital Athletic Conference. The Gulls claimed their 10 CAC championship under Nestor and placed seven players on the All-CAC teams, had the CAC Player of the Year, six all-regional selections four All-Americans and the National Goalie of the Year. Nestor has mentored 33 All-Americans in his Salisbury tenure.

In 2011, Nestor led the team to its ninth straight and 11th overall Capital Athletic Conference championship, which allowed the program to make its 12th NCAA tournament appearance. Two players from that squad were named to All-American teams.

Nestor guided the Sea Gulls to the programs first national championship in 2010 as the Gulls went 21-1. Salisbury captured the championship with a come-from-behind 7-6 victory over Hamilton College in the national championship game. Additionally the Sea Gulls had three players garner All-American honors and seven players capture All-CAC accolades. The trip to the national championship marked the sixth time in Nestor's nine seasons that he brought the Sea Gulls to the Division III final four. 

Nestor's eighth season was another one for the record books as the Sea Gulls made a run at a number of program records in 2009. Salisbury's 244 caused turnovers in 2009 were the most in program history. The Sea Gulls' 385 goals both 577 points both ranked second in program history while the 192 assists the team had were fourth best. Seniors Robyn Bishop, Sarah McKinley and Sonja Stuart were all named IWLCA first team All-Americans while junior Beth Rhodey was named to the second team and senior Holly Johnson was an honorable mention All-American. McKinley was named the National Defender of the Year and Stuart was named the National Goalie of the Year.

In 2008, Nestor and the Gulls put together quite a record-breaking year as they finished the season 22-1 overall and 7-0 in the Capital Athletic Conference. The Sea Gulls claimed the CAC crown for the sixth consecutive year. For the majority of the season, SU held the No. 1 ranking in the Division III polls. Their quest at a perfect season ended when the Gulls were defeated by eventual-national-champion Hamilton in the NCAA semifinals, 11-10. Under the guidance of Nestor, the Sea Gulls compiled a school record 22 wins for the season (which was matched in 2012). They also set NCAA records for goals scored (433), assists (230) and total points (663). The Sea Gulls advanced to the program's fifth overall national semifinal at the time and fourth in the past five seasons, and have finished as national runner-up three times in Nestor's tenure.

In his 12 seasons as head coach, Nestor holds a remarkable .891 winning percentage (198-24) and has advanced to the NCAA tournament in each of the past 10 years. His overall women's lacrosse coaching record is 277-63-1 (.814) in 19 seasons.

As a by-product of the team's success, Nestor has been named CAC Coach of the Year eight times (2003-10), had 63 players named to the all-conference team; which includes the 2005 Player of the Year Linda Ackermann, 2006 Player of the Year Kate Scott, 2007 & 2008 Player of the Year Sue Ackermann, 2010 Player of the Year Kim Cudmore and 2012 Player of the Year Katie Bollhorst. He has also had 33 players earn Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) All-American honors and had four players earn national position player of the years awards in Kate Scott (2006 National Attacker of the Year), Kelly Phillips (2007 National Defender of the Year), Sarah McKinley (2009 and 2010 National Defender of the Year) and Sonja Stuart (2009 National Goalie of the Year) and Ashton Wheatley (2012 National Goalie of the Year). In addition, Nestor was named IWLCA's Chesapeake Region Coach of the Year from 2004-08 and the IWLCA South Atlantic Region Coach of the Year in 2009. He was selected as the 2005 IWLCA Division III Coach of the Year.

Nestor, who also coached the Salisbury women's soccer team until the end of the 2012 season, is a 1990 graduate of Salisbury and returned to his alma mater after serving as the head coach for both women's lacrosse and women's soccer at Division II Gannon University in Erie, Pa., for six years.

Nestor compiled a 73-20-1 record in six seasons with the Gannon women's lacrosse program. He guided the team to a winning season every year during the program's six-year history. Gannon won three straight ECAC championships from 1998-2000, and was named the co-national champion by the IWLCA following the 2000 season. Nestor was named the IWLCA's Division II Coach of the Year in 1996 and was recognized as the NCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 2000 by CollegeLacrosseUSA.com. Gannon had 21 players recognized as IWLCA All-Americans during Nestor's tenure with the program. His coaching resume also includes stints at Frostburg State University (1991-92), Colby-Sawyer College (1992-94) and Lafayette College (1994). Nestor was the head coach at Colby-Sawyer for two seasons where his teams went 6-19.

Originally from Laurel, Md., Nestor received his bachelor's degree in physical education from Salisbury in 1990. He was a four-year letterman on the Sea Gull lacrosse and wrestling teams during his collegiate career. Nestor earned his master's degree in health and physical education at Frostburg State in 1992. His wife, Linda, is also a Salisbury graduate and was a four-year letterwinner on the women's lacrosse team.

Coach Nestor's Record at SU