Bio

Beth (Hemminger) Bonnell enters her ninth season at the helm of the women's lacrosse program at Ohio Northern in 2024 after being named the first and only head coach in school history in May 2014.

Through eight seasons, Bonnell has led the Polar Bears to a 48-72 overall record and a 22-40 mark in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

At Ohio Northern, she has coached 17 All-OAC selections, 44 Academic All-OAC honorees and the 2016 OAC Rookie of the Year in Maddie Storr.

Bonnell led the Polar Bears to a program single-season record eight wins in 2023 while setting the single-season record for assists (98).

During the 2021 campaign, the Polar Bears set the program record for conference wins in a single season with a 7-9 league mark. In addition, ONU broke program records for goals (228), points (309) and saves (237) in a single season.

Before arriving at Ohio Northern, Bonnell was the head coach at Wittenberg for three seasons. She guided her teams to a 38-12 overall record and a perfect 22-0 league record during the span.

Bonnell also has assistant coaching experience from stints with New Haven (Conn.) from 2005-09 and 2011 and Wooster in 2004.

In addition, she served as the head coach for St. Anne's Day School in Annapolis, Md., during the 2010 season.

Bonnell is a 2004 graduate of Wooster with a bachelor's degree in studio arts. During her time at Wooster, she earned four varsity letters in both lacrosse and soccer.

In lacrosse, she was a three-time All-American and was named the 2003 North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year. She holds the program record at Wooster for career points (300) and assists (139) and ranks fifth in goals (161). Her 85 points during the 2003 season ranks second all-time, and she holds three of the top four spots on the all-time single-season assists leaderboard with 38 in 2002 and 37 in the 2001 and 2003 seasons.

In soccer, she earned All-NCAC honors in four consecutive seasons and garnered Third-Team All-Great Lakes Region honors in 2000 as a starting forward.

Women's Lacrosse under Bonnell