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Penn State's Nadeau Named Big Ten Player of the Week
Nov. 8, 2004
Syndie Nadeau, Penn State Nadeau earns her first career Big Ten Player of the Week honor after being the driving force behind Penn State's two crucial road victories last weekend. Behind her efforts, the sixth-ranked Nittany Lions moved into a tie for first place in the League standings. At No. 5 Minnesota, the senior outside hitter lit up the Gophers with a season-high 19 kills on 46 swings to hit .348 against a team that had the Conference's second lowest opponent hitting percentage (.157). Her match-high 19 kills were just two shy of her career high of 21, which she set in a five-game match against Florida on September 20, 2002. Not only was Nadeau effective on the offensive end against Minnesota, she posted 13 digs and three blocks on defense as well. The following night at Iowa, she posted 11 kills on an errorless 22 swings to hit .500 for the contest. She also recorded a team-high two blocks and notched 11 digs for her second double-double of the weekend and her 11th of the season. For the weekend, Nadeau averaged 4.29 kills per game while hitting .397. The all-around player also averaged 3.43 digs per game and 0.71 blocks per game through the two matches. For the year, Nadeau is averaging 2.91 kills per game, including 3.12 in Conference-only matches. Nadeau is the second Penn State student-athlete to earn weekly honors this season as Sam Tortorello was tabbed by the League on September 20.
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