Irvine, Calif. – UC Irvine's women's volleyball player Luna Tsujimoto was named this week's Anteater of the Week.

The sophomore from Irvine, Calif. recorded a career-high 26 digs in the 'Eaters' 3-1 win over Cal State Fullerton, and was instrumental in the team's 3-0 sweep of UC Riverside.

For her efforts Tsujimoto earned her first Big West Defensive Player of the Week recognition. She is third in the conference with 307 digs and fifth in dig average with 3.89.

The Black and Blue Rivalry continues Thursday as the Anteaters host Long Beach State (Oct. 29) at 7:00 p.m.  UCI will also host CSUN on Saturday at the Bren.