Nicole DeSalvia joined the Marlin athletic department staff in the summer of 2019. In her three years at the helm, DeSalvia has collected an 16-39 record going 9-15 against ODAC opponents.
In 2023, she posted a 5-12 record overall record and a 3-5 record in the ODAC to earn a No. 8 seed in the ODAC Championship Tournament. Where the Marlins fell to Randolph-Macon.
During the 2022 season, DeSalvia led the Marlins to a 8-9 record and a 4-3 ODAC mark. The Marlins advanced to the ODAC Championship Tournament facing Lynchburg in the quarterfinals. Under her guidance, Helen Kennedy-Butler, Natalie Dunn, and Michaela Elston all recorded 20+ goals during the season.
DeSalvia makes her way to Virginia Beach, Va. after a two-year stint at William Peace University. A start-up program, DeSalvia used the 2018 season to recruit and build the program. In the inaugural year (2019), she led the Pacers to a 10-5 season and a berth into the USA South Conference Championship.
Prior to William Peace, DeSalvia was the Assistant Women's Lacrosse Coach at Methodist University. There, her primary focus was working with the defensive schemes as well as the goalies. A native of Syracuse, N.Y., she also coached the Manlius Pebble Hill High School Girls Lacrosse team in 2014.
DeSalvia graduated with a Bachelor's in Physical Education from SUNY Cortland in 2012 before earning her Master's in Physical Education from the same institution in 2015.
