LAS VEGAS — As the Aggies wrap up their first week at home, the Mountain West Conference has announced its Old Trapper Women's Volleyball Players of the Week, with Ximena Cordero Barr named the conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second straight time.

With 39 digs across the two home games last week, Cordero Barr protected the back court through two tough matchups against San Diego State and Cal Poly. In a five-set slugfest against Cal Poly on Saturday, she collected 20+ digs for the first time in a match this season with 22.

Under her defensive leadership, UC Davis was able to come back from down 1-2 vs Cal Poly, a team that received votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 and the team that kept them out of last year's NCAA Tournament.

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The Aggies are back on the road next weekend for their third tournament of the preseason down in Tempe, Ariz. Action starts against the host team No. 7 Arizona State on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 6:00 pm PT. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+.

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UC Davis, ranked No. 2 among public universities by the Wall Street Journal in the value of a college degree, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked top in the United States in agriculture and forestry as well as No. 1 in veterinary medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27. 

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