Russ Rose Then (2004): “Syndie has improved a great deal through the years. I have complete confidence that Syndie is going to continue to give us her best effort. In spite of some of the physical limitations that might exist, that is enough for me. I especially enjoy Syndie because she brings a fresh attitude and she keeps the team loose. I would recruit her again because she is a player that I have really enjoyed having here for four years. I know that she is going to take her opportunity to get a degree in engineering and use it. I like that about Syndie.”
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.”
2004 Season (Senior) HIghlights and Awards: Second Team AVCA All-American … First Team All-Big Ten … Sports Imports/AVCA Division 1 National Player of the Week (11/8) … Big Ten Player of the Week (11/8).
Season Recap: Started all 32 matches and played in all 109 sets … ranked 3rd on the team with 3.09 kills/set … ranked 4th on the team with a .307 hitting percentage (team hit .282 overall) … totaled 81 blocks (6 solo blocks) and ranked 2nd on the team with 3.24 digs/set … at #5 Minnesota (11/5), lit up the Gophers with a season-high 19 kills on 35 swings to hit .348 (with 13 digs and 3 blocks) versus a team that had the 2nd lowest opponent hitting percentage in the Big Ten (.156) … at Iowa (11/6), Nadeau recorded 11 kills on an errorless 22 swings to hit .500 for the contest, with a team-high 2 blocks and 11 digs, her 11th double-double of the season.
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