Russ Rose Then (2003): “Syndie has had a good couple of years here at Penn State. She has continued to impress me with her knowledge of the game and her ability to play the game. She is at a certain physical level and I feel she is stronger than when she came in. She is an experienced player who is more of an auxiliary player, but she plays the game well, She is a fabulous student and is a great team member and is always enjoyable to be around as you never know what she is going to say.”
Russ Rose Now (2025): “Syndie developed into a really good player. What I liked about Syndie was that even though she wasn’t real physical, she had an excellent volleyball IQ and played a very good all-around game. In 2004, she was our first-ever AVCA National Player of the Week. I said back then that I would recruit her again because I really enjoyed coaching her and I knew she was going to get her degree in engineering and use it. After college she returned to Canada and is working now for Siemens.”
2003 Season (Junior) Highlights and Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.
Season Recap: Saw her first action of the season against Robert Morris (9/19) after sitting out due to injury … played in 76 sets and 24 matches … ranked 5th on the team in with 2.05 kills/set and 3rd on the team with 2.57 digs/set … … posted 11 kills in 3 different matches, including at Indiana (11/7), versus Michigan State (11/15), and at Iowa (11/29) … recorded 1 or more kills in all 24 matches she played … posted 13 double-digit digs matches … tallied 4 double-doubles … recorded at least 1 block on 17 occasions, including a season-high 4 at Minnesota (11/28).
NCAA Tournament: Recorded a season-high hitting percentage of .444 (9 kills, 1 attack error, 18 attacks) against Robert Morris in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament (12/5) … recorded a season-high 17 kills along with a career-high 17 digs, against Pittsburgh (12/6) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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 Quebec Games.
“Lions Nadeau named National Player of Week,” The Daily Collegian, Nov. 9, 2004