Senior women's volleyball player Syndie Nadeau has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, conference officials announced yesterday. It is the second honor of the season for Nadeau and the third for Penn State this season. On Nov. 8, Nadeau was not only tabbed Player of the Week by the league, but also by the AVCA as she became the Nittany Lions' first-ever National Player of the Week award winner.

Behind Nadeau's play, the Nittany Lions captured their second consecutive Big Ten Championship and their eighth in 14 years since joining the Big Ten in 1991. The senior was crucial in Penn State's two road wins over Michigan State and Michigan last weekend. Penn State needed to win both contests to claim the outright title, and Nadeau was a main factor for those wins.

Against Michigan State on Nov. 26, the senior recorded a team-high 14 kills with only one error on 32 attempts to hit .406, along with recording eight digs and five blocks. After Penn State found itself down 12-4 in the third game, it was a Nadeau kill that sparked a 26-9 run to give Penn State a 30-21 win. The senior had five kills in that crucial game, including three in the final eight points. The following night at Michigan, Nadeau posted a match-high 12 kills on .375 hitting with a career-high-tying 17 digs in the three-game win.