Ximena Cordero Barr Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 9/29/2025 Sport Women's Volleyball School UC Davis Year Sophomore Position Libero Hometown Tijuana, Mexico High School Otay Ranch UC Davis libero Ximena Cordero Barr anchored the back row in a 2-0 weekend to earn a first career nod at Big West Defensive Player of the Week. Cordero Barr averaged 4.86 digs per set with five assists and an ace as the Aggies swept through UC Riverside and defeated Hawai’i in four for just their second road win against the Rainbow Wahine in program history. On Tuesday ats UC Riverside, the sophomore libero posted a season-best 18 digs with three assists in the tidy match. Against Hawai'i on Saturday night, the native of Tijuana, Mexico, popped up 16 digs with a pair of assists and an ace. Cordero Barr is currently averaging 3.78 digs per set, good for fifth in The Big West. The UC Davis defense holds opponents to 0.168 hitting, which rates first in the league and 36th in NCAA Division I.