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During his first season with the Bearcat men’s lacrosse team, Conner primarily coached the offense, which scored at least 10 goals in 11 different games, while averaging 13.5 goals against PAC foes, including four games with more than 15 goals. His offense averaged 40.8 shots per game and ranked third in the PAC with 22 man-up goals. Seven different players registered at least 10 goals, with four scoring 20 or more, including All-PAC performers Jordan Billet, who scored 41, Caleb Hawkins (30) and Carter Haid (24).

Prior to arriving at Saint Vincent in August 2023, Conner served as associate coach at Division I Dartmouth College for five seasons. In 2023, Dartmouth recorded its most wins in a season since 2008, while scoring 17 or more goals in three different games. The Big Green received national votes in both the USILA Coaches Poll and Inside Lacrosse/Media Poll throughout the season, while they totaled their highest single-season goal output (140) since 2008 and scored man-up goals in 15 straight games, the longest streak in the nation. The Big Green increased their win total every season since 2019 (excluding the one-game 2021 COVID-abbreviated season), while posting a 13-5 non-conference record between 2020-23.

Before his tenure at Dartmouth, Conner spent nine years on the Bucknell University coaching staff, serving as top assistant for seven seasons and associate head coach his final two seasons. In 2011, he helped lead the Bison to their first-ever Patriot League Championship, while in 2012, his offensive unit posted the highest shooting percentage in the nation and established program records for goals (179), assists (108) and points (287). The 2013 squad was ranked as high as sixth in the national poll, the highest ranking in program history. Bucknell’s 2014 recruiting class, which saw four players drafted professionally, was ranked 13th nationally by Inside Lacrosse. In 2016, the Bison ranked 20th nationally in offense, averaging more than 11 goals per game, while in 2018, they scored 12 goals per game to place 16th in Division I.

Conner began his coaching career at his alma mater, Mount St. Mary’s, serving a two-year stint as assistant coach. He helped the Mountaineers earn the No. 2 seed in the Northeast Conference playoffs, with their defense ranking ninth nationally in goals-against average.

Conner earned his bachelor’s degree in 2007 from Mount St. Mary’s, before earning a master’s from his alma mater in 2009. As a men’s lacrosse student-athlete, he played for three seasons at Binghamton as a midfielder, before transferring to Mount St. Mary’s as a senior, where he played attack.

He is a native of Ijamsville, Maryland, and played both lacrosse and football at Urbana High School. He earned All-America honors in lacrosse and was the starting quarterback for the Urbana football team that won four straight state championships, as he still holds the Frederick County single-season record for touchdown passes (28).

Conner and his wife, Erin, have three children – sons Ethan and Jace, and daughter Gia. They reside in Unity Township.

Conner inherits the SVC women’s program from Jym Walters, who retired at the conclusion of the 2024 season after amassing a 106-83 record over 12 seasons.

Makayla Kintner joined the Saint Vincent College coaching staff in August 2024 after a highly decorated five-year playing career at Seton Hill University.

A defender, Kintner was a four-time IWLCA All-America selection, four-time All-Atlantic Region honoree, four-time first team All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) selection and two-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2024, she also became the first women’s lacrosse player in Seton Hill program history to be named Academic All-America by the College Sports Communicators.

Kintner started all 80 games over her career with the Griffins and totaled 164 ground balls, 137 caused turnovers, and 269 draw controls, while scoring four goals with two assists.

Seton Hill posted a combined 58-22 overall record and 44-3 PSAC mark over Kintner’s career, reaching the NCAA Division II National Tournament in each of the past four years. The Griffins twice went undefeated in PSAC regular season play, turning in a 12-0 mark in 2023 and a 10-0 conference record in 2021.

A native of Vestal, New York, Kintner graduated from Seton Hill with honors with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science in 2023, before earning an MBA in leadership and management from her alma mater in 2024.

Georgie Volna joined the Allegheny College women’s lacrosse coaching staff in the fall of 2023 and was elevated to the role of interim head coach before the 2024 season.

Volna is no stranger to the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) or Meadville community. A Meadville Area High School graduate, Volna was a four-year member and former captain of the women’s lacrosse program at Saint Vincent College.

With the Bearcats, Volna started all but three games over her four years at Saint Vincent. She started both games in goal during the COVID-shortened 2020 season and went 2-0 with a 5.50 goals-against average. Volna then transitioned out of the crease and became a key member of the Saint Vincent defense. In 46 games between 2021 and 2023, she collected 79 ground balls and caused 31 turnovers. Saint Vincent qualified for consecutive PAC Championship Tournaments during her junior and senior seasons.

A two-time PAC Spring Academic Honor Roll selection and Chi Alpha Sigma inductee, Volna graduated from Saint Vincent in the spring of 2023 with a degree in marketing.

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).

Her previous coaching experience includes:

- 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).

David Pomeroy is in his third season as the head coach of the Davis & Elkins women’s lacrosse program in 2023-2024, he is also heading in to his 11^th year coaching in the NCAA, and his 17^th year of coaching women’s lacrosse.

Pomeroy has continued to develop his program on and off the field as his team routinely earns the D&E President’s or Dean’s List academic honors and continues to set new records on the turf.

The 2022-23 season featured 4 All Mountain East Conference (MEC) awards including Marissa Cuevas, Ari Hinton, Griselle Rosado, & Shanyn Furlong. Marissa Cuevas also ranked amongst the Top 3 in National Rankings in Saves in a Season, Saves Per Game, & Save Percentage.

The 2021-22 season featured 3 All MEC awards including Marissa Cuevas, Ari Hinton, & Emily Smith. Marissa Cuevas also earned MEC Defensive Player of the Year, her second time after winning this award for the 2021 season.

Pomeroy took over the D&E women’s lacrosse program after spending three seasons as the head coach at Marian University in Wisconsin, where he was the program's first head coach.

Before going to Marian, Pomeroy began his NCAA head coaching career as the program’s first head coach at Northland College in Wisconsin. Prior to being a head coach, Pomeroy was an assistant coach, goalie coach, and recruiting coordinator at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) under head coach Mindy Richmond from 2013-2016.

Pomeroy earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Rowan University. He also completed his master’s degree in Sport Management from IUP. He resides in Elkins.

Coach Turini has been in charge of the Edinboro women's lacrosse program for three seasons.