Beth Hemminger became Wittenberg's women's lacrosse head coach in July 2011. Following the 2014 season, Hemminger was named the first-ever women's lacrosse head coach at Ohio Northern University.

A 2004 graduate of Wittenberg's North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) rival Wooster, Hemminger took over a Tiger program that had put together back-to-back 9-6 seasons in 2010 and 2011 and produced record-setting seasons in each of her three years on campus. Wittenberg posted a 12-5 mark in 2012 to tie the school record for wins in a season, and the Tigers went 6-0 in the NCAC regular season — the program's first-ever unbeaten conference record. After beating Allegheny in the NCAC Tournament semifinals, the Tigers lost a heartbreaking NCAC Tournament championship game to end up second in the final conference standings.

The Tigers built on that momentum in 2013, again piling up 12 wins and setting a new program standard with an 8-0 NCAC record before bowing out of the conference tournament in the semifinals. Hemminger's third and final year on the sidelines in Springfield produced even more records, including a program-best 14 victories and a third consecutive undefeated run through the NCAC for the Tigers' first-ever league championship trophy. Wittenberg was again stymied in the NCAC Tournament, however, and was passed over for a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament for a second straight year.

Hemminger was a two-sport standout at Wooster, earning four letters each in soccer and lacrosse. In soccer, she earned All-NCAC honors four straight years and third-team All-Great Lakes Region honors in 2000 as a starting forward. In lacrosse, Hemminger re-wrote both the program and NCAC record books, finishing with 300 career points, including 85 in a record-breaking senior season in 2003. The 2003 NCAC Player of the Year, Hemminger earned three All-America designations during her collegiate lacrosse career.

She started her coaching career as an assistant for the lacrosse team at her alma mater during the 2003-04 school year, helping the Scots to their third straight league championship. From there, she went to the University of New Haven, and in five seasons helped turn the Chargers into an NCAA Division II Tournament qualifier. In 2009, New Haven qualified for the national tournament for the first time after winning the Northeast-10 regular season and tournament titles for the first time.

In 2010, Hemminger got her first head coaching experience at St. Anne's School. After the season, she was selected to serve as an assistant in the Under Armour High School All-American Showcase in Upper Arlington. She returned to the New Haven sidelines as an assistant in 2011, helping the Chargers to a 10-8 overall record.