Salisbury University head women's lacrosse coach Jim Nestor was recently named Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III Chesapeake Region Coach of the Year.

Nestor led Salisbury to a 19-3 overall record in 2011, including an 8-0 record in the Capital Athletic Conference. The Sea Gulls captured the CAC regular season and tournament championship, allowing the program to make its ninth-straight and 12th overall NCAA tournament appearance. SU saw its season come to an end with a 14-13 setback to eventual national champion, Gettysburg College, in the Region Final of the Salisbury Regional.

Salisbury finished with the nation's 15th best scoring offense in 2011 at 15.41 goals per game; the defense was just as good, as the group limited opponents to just 7.23 goals per game, which was eighth best in all of Division III.

Nestor had two student-athletes garner IWLCA All-American accolades in seniors Trish DiGirolomo and Liz Filgueras.

This marks the seventh time in Nestor's tenure at SU that he has been honored as the Chesapeake Region Coach of the Year (2004, '05, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11).

Nestor, a 1990 graduate of Salisbury University, has posted a 176-23 record in 10 seasons at the helm for the Salisbury University women's lacrosse program.