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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:
Bio
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.
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