Bethany College

Bio

Molly Nuri enters her third season as the Head Women's Lacrosse Coach at Bethany College in 2026.

In her first season as a head coach, Nuri improved the Bison’s overall shot percentage by 7.6% and coached the single game record for most individual goals (seven goals in a 15-11 victory against Nuri’s alma mater St. Vincent).

All-PAC Honorable Mention: 2024 - Sarah Sberna (D), 2025 - Emily Wenger (D)

• Was the head girl's lacrosse coach at Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh (2023) 
• Assistant coach at Canon-McMillan for the girl's basketball team (2022) 
• Assistant coach at Saint Vincent College (2017-18); led the Bearcats to the Ohio River Lacrosse Conference (ORLC) Championship (2017). 
• In 2018, the Bearcats finished 12-4 (9-2 ORLC) before falling to W&J in the first round of the conference tournament. 
• Head coach for the Pittsburgh True (2016). 

• As a 2015 graduate of Saint Vincent, Nuri was a four-year standout for the women's lacrosse program
• She ranks first in career assists (136) and second in program history for career points (241)
• Tallied 105 goals during her career, which ranks as the sixth most in program history
• PAC Player of the Year for Saint Vincent College 
• Nuri helped the Bearcats to back-to-back conference championships in 2014 and 2015.
• She racked up 110 ground balls, 68 draw controls, and 23 caused turnovers during her four-year stint as a player.

• The Pittsburgh native earned her bachelor's degree in English with a certification in secondary education (7-12) in 2015, and in 2018, Nuri earned her master's degree in counselor education (K-12) from Saint Vincent College.