(April 9, 2007) ?C Fordham University sophomore outfielder Melissa Andrews (Vista, CA/Rancho Buena Vista) was named Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week for the week ending April 8th it was announced today while freshman pitcher Nicole Ayres (Westville, NJ/Deptford) was named Co-Rookie of the Week. This is the first Player of the Week award for Andrews while Ayres picks up her second Rookie of the Week honor. On the week, the Rams went 5-1, sweeping a doubleheader from Seton Hall and a two-game Atlantic 10 series from Temple while splitting a conference doubleheader with Saint Joseph??s. The loss in the second game of the Saint Joseph??s twin bill snapped a school-record 16-game winning streak for the Rams, who had not lost since dropping a game at San Diego State on March 16th. The 16-game winning streak surpassed the previous record of 14 set in 2005. Andrews, a centerfielder, hit a sizzling .545 on the week (12-22) with a double, three home runs and 12 RBI. In Atlantic 10 play she was just as hot, hitting at a .500 clip (7-14) with three home runs and ten RBI. In a 22-4 win over Temple on Friday, Andrews tied school records with two home runs and seven RBI. She became the ninth Rams to hit two home runs in one game, the last since Allison Storc on March 31st of last year, while also tying Allison Twarowski??s single game record with the seven RBI. She also garnered ECAC Co-Player of the Week honors. In the second game against Temple, Andrews hit a two-run home run the bottom of the sixth to break a 3-3 tie and lead the Rams to a 5-3 win. On the year, Andrews, who has started 37 games, is hitting a team-high .393 (46-117) with four doubles, one triple, three home runs and 25 RBI. She is second on the team in RBI and leads the squad with 14 stolen bases in 16 attempts. Ayres went 3-1 on the week with a 0.84 ERA in four appearances with 18 strikeouts and only four walks. She picked up a win in relief of game one against Temple, throwing three innings of one-hit ball, striking out three and then earned another win in game two with the Owls, with six innings of four-hit ball. Her first win of the week was in the first game at Seton Hall in which she threw three and two-thirds innings of four-hit ball, allowing no runs and striking out four. On the year, Ayres is 10-3 with a 2.44 ERA with two complete games and one shutout. In 80.1 innings of work, she has 78 strikeouts. She leads the squad in wins and is second in strikeouts and innings pitched. The Rams are currently 25-13 overall on the year and they sit in second place in the Atlantic 10 with a 9-1 conference mark. They will next be in action on Tuesday, April 10th as they host Manhattan College for a doubleheader on Bahoshy Field beginning at 3:30 p.m.