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Offensive Player of the Week
Eva Travis, UC Santa Barbara | Redshirt Sophomore • Outside Hitter • Aliso Viejo, Calif.
Travis averaged 5.14 kills, 5.36 points and 1.29 digs per set in wins over UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton to secure the fourth seed in The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship.
On Friday, the redshirt sophomore from Aliso Viejo, Calif., powered down 30 kills on .354 hitting with six digs and two blocks in a five-set win over the Anteaters. The 30-kill outing rates as a career high and the highest kill count in a match by a Big West player this season.
Also Nominated: Andrea Brewer (UC Riverside); Hailey Brockway (CSUN); Breeze Czapinski (UC Davis); Bri Gunderson (Hawai’i); Chloe Leluge (Cal Poly); Rhiann Sheffie (Long Beach State)
Defensive Player of the Week
Ximena Cordero Barr, UC Davis | Sophomore • Libero • Tijuana, Mexico
Helping UC Davis to their first-ever Big West regular-season title, Ximena Cordero Barr held the back line to claim the final Big West Defensive Player of the Week award of the season. This marks Cordero Barr’s third such award of the season.
Two nights later in a matchup with Cal State Bakersfield, the native of Tijuana, Mexico, delivered another solid performance with 12 digs and three assists in the sweep over the Roadrunners.
Also Nominated: Jessica Dean (UC Riverside); Bri Gunderson (Hawai’i); Campbell Jensen (UC Irvine); Charlotte Kelly (Cal Poly); Gabi Martinez (UC Santa Barbara); Madi Maxwell (Long Beach State); Paige Sentes (CSUN)
Setter of the Week
Mia Starr, UC Davis | Junior • Setter • Portland, Ore.
The junior from Portland, Ore., collected 94 assists across two matches to average 11.75 assists per set in a pair of victorious efforts to help propel the Aggies to their first Big West regular-season championship in program history.
In a comeback win over CSUN on Thursday night, Starr collected 50+ assists for the second time this season with 51 on the night, also grabbing nine digs and one block in the victory.
Against Cal State Bakersfield two nights later, the junior had a double-double for the eighth time this season with 43 assists and 15 digs, also collecting two total blocks.
Also Nominated: Adrianna Arquette (Hawai’i); Emme Bullis (Cal Poly); Madi Maxwell (Long Beach State); Makena Tong (UC Riverside)
Freshman of the Week
Logan King, Long Beach State | Redshirt Freshman • Opposite Hitter • Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
The opposite hitter from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, finished with a double-double against the Rainbow Wahine as well, scooping up 10 digs as the Beach secured the third seed in The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Championship, hosted at LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid.
Also Nominated: Ava Gronemeyer (UC Irvine); Brooke Hibino (UC Davis); Charlotte Kelly (Cal Poly); Gabi Martinez (UC Santa Barbara); Cha’lei Reid (Hawai’i)