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Jersey Number 16
Emma Ziegler
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Castle Rock, Colo.
- High School:
- Valor Christian
- Deals:
Awards & Honors
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Paul and Renee Ziegler.
• Has brothers Luke and Gabe.
• Mom played tennis at Colorado, while brother Luke was on the baseball team at Pepperdine.
• Nickname is Em.
• A biology major.
• Sports hero is her older brother Luke.
• Favorite pizza topping is pepperoni.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Her 2024 summer job was a certified nursing assistant and student researcher in the microbiology department.
• Favorite community service project is volunteering at the hospital.
• First job as a kid was at Bed Bath & Beyond as a cashier.
• Dream NIL endorsement is Free People.
• Three dream dinner guests are Jesus, Post Malone and Matthew McConaughey.
• Dream vacation destination is Bora Bora.
• Best birthday gift she got was a pair of shoes.
• Gameday superstitions are to tie left shoe before her right and to read a verse from The Bible.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Black Eyed Peas.
• Favorite professional team is the Dodgers.
• Favorite class and professor at Creighton is Physiology with Dr. Rivera.
• Best sports memories are going to the Sweet 16 and winning a state championship.
• Chose Creighton because of the team culture and amazing academics.
• Favorite TV show to watch is Yellowstone.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Elf.
• Chose her uniform number because it was an even number.
2024: Senior at Creighton
• Made 2024 season debut vs. Drake (Aug. 31).
• Had season-high three digs vs. Providence (Sept. 27).
• Upped a pair of digs at Seton Hall (Oct. 26), then again in the rematch against the Pirates on Nov. 15.
• Earned her first start of the season on Nov. 17 vs. Georgetown on Senior Day.
• Played in 14 matches with two starts in her first season as a Bluejay.
• Owned 11 digs and two aces in 2023.
• Spent her first two years of college at the University of Denver.
• Started her career as a setter but now playing as a defensive specialist.
2023: Junior at Creighton
• Team was 13-1 when she played.
• Made her Bluejay debut with a dig vs. Loyola (Chicago) on Aug. 26.
• Made first start of the season in win over previously unbeaten Iowa State (Sept. 10), recording one dig.
• Served first ace of the season and notched two digs vs. Seton Hall (Oct. 1).
• Dug season-high four balls at Marquette (Oct. 6).
• Registered first kill as a Bluejay on match point vs. Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Picked up two digs in Creighton’s road win at Connecticut (Oct. 20).
• Served an ace at Villanova (Oct. 27).
• Second career start as a Bluejay came in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, when CU swept Minnesota to reach the Sweet 16 (Dec. 2).
• Spent the summer of 2023 as an intern and first author for a research paper in the Radiation Oncology Proton Research Department at Miami Cancer Institute.
2022: Sophomore at Denver
• Appeared in 11 matches, playing in 28 sets for the University of Denver.
• Notched 146 assists, an average of 5.21 assists per set.
• Recorded 47 digs, good for 1.68 digs per set.
• Served up five aces.
• Had first career double-double at Omaha, when she had 22 assists and career-high 14 digs (Nov. 19).
• Handed out a career-high 68 assists against South Dakota State on Nov. 24, the most by a Pioneer since 2007.
• Added 12 digs against the Jackrabbits for her second career double-double and also picked up only two career blocks and only two career kills in that same match vs. South Dakota State (Nov. 24).
• Served first two career aces vs. St. Thomas (Oct. 29).
2021: Freshman at Denver
• Made her collegiate debut against North Dakota on Nov. 4, collecting a pair of assists in lone appearance of the season.
Valor Christian High School
• Named team captain for 2021.
• Was a state champion in 2018.
• A member of Valor Christian’s Honor Roll, as well as the National Honor Society.
• Graduated summa cum laude.
• Coached by Jayne McHugh in high school and by Jim Miret with the Front Range Volleyball Club.
2023-24 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2023-24 Dean’s List
Personal
• Daughter of Paul and Renee Ziegler.
• Has brothers Luke and Gabe.
• Mom played tennis at Colorado, while brother Luke was on the baseball team at Pepperdine.
• Nickname is Em.
• A biology major.
• Sports hero is her older brother Luke.
• Favorite pizza topping is pepperoni.
• Favorite food is sushi.
• Her 2024 summer job was a certified nursing assistant and student researcher in the microbiology department.
• Favorite community service project is volunteering at the hospital.
• First job as a kid was at Bed Bath & Beyond as a cashier.
• Dream NIL endorsement is Free People.
• Three dream dinner guests are Jesus, Post Malone and Matthew McConaughey.
• Dream vacation destination is Bora Bora.
• Best birthday gift she got was a pair of shoes.
• Gameday superstitions are to tie left shoe before her right and to read a verse from The Bible.
• Go-to pregame music artist is Black Eyed Peas.
• Favorite professional team is the Dodgers.
• Favorite class and professor at Creighton is Physiology with Dr. Rivera.
• Best sports memories are going to the Sweet 16 and winning a state championship.
• Chose Creighton because of the team culture and amazing academics.
• Favorite TV show to watch is Yellowstone.
• Movie she’s watched the most is Elf.
• Chose her uniform number because it was an even number.
2024: Senior at Creighton
• Made 2024 season debut vs. Drake (Aug. 31).
• Had season-high three digs vs. Providence (Sept. 27).
• Upped a pair of digs at Seton Hall (Oct. 26), then again in the rematch against the Pirates on Nov. 15.
• Earned her first start of the season on Nov. 17 vs. Georgetown on Senior Day.
• Played in 14 matches with two starts in her first season as a Bluejay.
• Owned 11 digs and two aces in 2023.
• Spent her first two years of college at the University of Denver.
• Started her career as a setter but now playing as a defensive specialist.
2023: Junior at Creighton
• Team was 13-1 when she played.
• Made her Bluejay debut with a dig vs. Loyola (Chicago) on Aug. 26.
• Made first start of the season in win over previously unbeaten Iowa State (Sept. 10), recording one dig.
• Served first ace of the season and notched two digs vs. Seton Hall (Oct. 1).
• Dug season-high four balls at Marquette (Oct. 6).
• Registered first kill as a Bluejay on match point vs. Georgetown (Oct. 13).
• Picked up two digs in Creighton’s road win at Connecticut (Oct. 20).
• Served an ace at Villanova (Oct. 27).
• Second career start as a Bluejay came in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, when CU swept Minnesota to reach the Sweet 16 (Dec. 2).
• Spent the summer of 2023 as an intern and first author for a research paper in the Radiation Oncology Proton Research Department at Miami Cancer Institute.
2022: Sophomore at Denver
• Appeared in 11 matches, playing in 28 sets for the University of Denver.
• Notched 146 assists, an average of 5.21 assists per set.
• Recorded 47 digs, good for 1.68 digs per set.
• Served up five aces.
• Had first career double-double at Omaha, when she had 22 assists and career-high 14 digs (Nov. 19).
• Handed out a career-high 68 assists against South Dakota State on Nov. 24, the most by a Pioneer since 2007.
• Added 12 digs against the Jackrabbits for her second career double-double and also picked up only two career blocks and only two career kills in that same match vs. South Dakota State (Nov. 24).
• Served first two career aces vs. St. Thomas (Oct. 29).
2021: Freshman at Denver
• Made her collegiate debut against North Dakota on Nov. 4, collecting a pair of assists in lone appearance of the season.
Valor Christian High School
• Named team captain for 2021.
• Was a state champion in 2018.
• A member of Valor Christian’s Honor Roll, as well as the National Honor Society.
• Graduated summa cum laude.
• Coached by Jayne McHugh in high school and by Jim Miret with the Front Range Volleyball Club.
Creighton Volleyball Pink Out Recap vs. Seton Hall
Wednesday, October 22
Creighton Media Availability Volleyball - 10/21/25
Tuesday, October 21
Creighton Volleyball vs Seton Hall Postgame Press Conference - 10-19-25
Sunday, October 19
Creighton Women's Volleyball Highlights vs. St. John's - 10-17-25
Saturday, October 18
