(October 30, 2006) - Fordham University senior Tasha Johnston (Hesperia, CA/Hesperia) was named Atlantic 10 Volleyball Player of the Week for games through October 29th. This is Johnston's second Atlantic 10 Player of the Week honor this season. Johnston has been a consistent offensive threat this season for Fordham, posting 20 double-doubles this season, while becoming only the second Ram to reach 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs in her career. This week, Johnston helped Fordham snap a seven-match losing streak and complete their first ever weekend sweep of Temple and La Salle. She averaged 5.17 kills and 4.17 digs per game while hitting .391 and posting double-doubles in both matches. She had match-highs with 13 kills and 11 digs, as Fordham defeated Temple for the first time in team history, and the followed up with her team best 20th double-double of the season with 18 kills and 14 digs against La Salle. On top of that, she also became the fourth Rams to have over 400 kills in a single season. Founded in 1841, Fordham is New York City's Jesuit University. With 22 men's and women's varsity sports teams, the Fordham Rams are members of the NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track, women's rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball and in the Patriot League (NCAA I-AA) for football.