Coaches

Nicole Barretta

Immaculata University Director of Athletics and Recreation, Paul Murphy, announced on Tuesday morning the hiring of Nicole Barretta as the head women’s lacrosse coach for the upcoming 2021 season and the 11th coach in program history. Barretta steps into the role after spending last season as the Assistant Coach at Stockton University in Galloway, New Jersey, on the heels of a successful playing career that saw her star at nearby Temple University and perennial-power Stony Brook.


During Coach Barretta’s first season at Immaculata, she led the women’s lacrosse team to a 2-7 season. Coach Barretta’s first win as head coach came on March 10th, 2021 at Lancaster Bible College with a final score of 14-7. In her first season as head coach, she mentored three Atlantic East All-Conference players in Molly Gallagher, Kaitlyn Klitchko, and Maddy Terry. Molly Gallagher earned first team recognitions while Kaitlyn Klitchko and Maddy Terry both earned second team recognitions.


During her playing career, Barretta was a three-time Big East All-Academic team selection and a multi-time Big East Weekly Award recipient earning Rookie and Attacker of the Week honors throughout her career at Temple. At the conclusion of her time as an Owl, Barretta had scored 56 goals and added 17 assists for a total of 73 points over the course of her 46 career games with her best season coming as a junior when she scored 21 goals and added six assists for 27 points on the year. At Stony Brook, Barretta appeared in 17 games, making six starts as she tallied 26 goals, two assists, 18 ground balls, and eight caused turnovers to help lead the Seawolves to their seventh consecutive America East Conference Championship. Barretta also scored the OT game-winner in the NCAA Tournament vs James Madison before falling to eventual National Champion, Maryland in the second round of the Tournament. As the Assistant Coach at Stockton, Barretta assisted in leading the program in the rigorous NJAC Conference as she played a role in creating practice plans, reviewing game film, and recruiting.


Barretta earned her Bachelor of Arts in Sport and Recreation Management from Temple in May 2018 before receiving her Master’s in Higher Education Administration from Stony Brook in December 2019.