Russ Rose Then (2002): “Syndie had a good transition year.  We were at one point thinking of redshirting her, but we felt she needed to play.  Syndie has a great feel for the game and is a mature competitor.  She brings a good flavor to the team.  Syndie provides a lot of positive things and I thought she did well in the spring.  She is a good volleyball player and a good athlete.  She needs to use her experience and her competitive intelligence to have success and we will depend on her experience as a player who always competes hard.”

Russ Rose Now (2025):

Before Penn State: Named the Athlete of the year at Cegep Beauce Appalaches in 1998; member of the 1999 Quebec Provincial Team; nominated for the rookie of the year award of the Quebec Volleyball Federation in 1999; member of the 1998 all-star team in juvenil AAA; member of the 1997 all-star team at the Queabec Games.