Nazareth College Women's Lacrosse

Diana Schmitt completed her first season as head coach of the women's lacrosse program in 2024, guiding the Golden Flyers to the semifinals of the Empire 8 Tournament. During her first season, Schmitt helped guide seven Empire 8 all-conference players, including two First Team selections. A graduate assistant coach at Springfield for two seasons and an assistant coach at Nazareth for two, Schmitt was named the head coach of the Golden Flyers at the end of the 2023 season. A native Westbury, N.Y., Schmitt played collegiate lacrosse at Division II Mercyhurst, where she was named the team's Rookie of the Year for 2016 and was team captain in 2018 and 2019. Schmitt graduated from Mercyhurst with a degree in Psychology and earned a Master's degree from Springfield in Physical Education with a concentration in Athletic Administration. At Springfield, both the 2020 and 2021 seasons were cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Schmitt was able to teach classes in physical education while adhering to her coaching duties. Schmitt also has experience coaching at several camps and clinics.

Anthony Yandek joined the Women’s Lacrosse coaching staff in 2023 after a successful career as girls’ lacrosse coach and athletic director at Our Lady of Mercy Academy in Rochester. Yandek was named the Section V Coach of the Year twice (2019 and 2022) and led the team to a pair of Section V Sportsmanship team awards. In addition to his duties at Mercy, Yandek coached the Monster Elite as well as Fairport Youth Lacrosse clubs. He was an assistant football coach and special teams coordinator at St. John Fisher for nearly 15 years. Yandek, who currently teaches Theology at McQuaid Jesuit High School, earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester in History and Religious Studies and acquired a master’s degree in College Athletic Administration from Concordia University-Seward.

Peets joined the women's lacrosse coaching staff for the 2025 season. A 2015 graduate in Physical Education from Delaware State University, Peets helped the program become nationally-ranked.  Her coaching experience includes being the head women's lacrosse coach at Monroe Community College, with steady improvement each season (2022: 1-8; 2023: 7-6; and 2024: 10-3).  She also has coaches Monster Elite Lacrosse, was an assistant coach at Delaware State (2016-2019), and has some high school coaching experience.