Ximena Cordero Barr Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 10/6/2025 Sport Women's Volleyball School UC Davis Year Sophomore Position Libero Hometown Tijuana, Mexico High School Otay Ranch After a pair of home wins to remain undefeated in league play, UC Davis libero Ximena Cordero Barr collected back-to-back nods as Big West Defensive Player of the Week. Cordero Barr opened the weekend with 20 digs and eight assists in Thursday’s sweep of Cal State Fullerton in UC Davis’ home opener of the 2025 campaign. In Saturday’s 3-1 victory against UC Irvine, saw the sophomore from Tijuana, Mexico, scoop up a career-best 35 digs with four assists and an ace. The 35-dig effort is good for fourth nationally in digs in a four-set match. Averaging 7.86 digs per set on the weekend, Cordero Barr bumped the season average to 4.44 which rates second in The Big West.