Volleyball Recap: Emma Jenkins and Lea Philbern Secure Win for Creede + How To Watch

Creede's game on Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Miners, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.

Creede had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-9, 25-12, 25-14.

Leading Creede to victory were Lea Philbern and Emma Jenkins. Philbern had 12 digs and three aces, while Jenkins had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Jenkins has posted since back in September.

Miners

Serving Aces

10/24/25 vs Cripple Creek-Victor	19
09/13/25 @ Antonito	18
08/30/25 @ Cotopaxi	14
09/06/25 vs Antonito	9
08/23/25 vs Mountain Valley	8

They weren't the only good servers: Creede was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.

Cripple Creek-Victor's loss came despite strong showings from Ava Ragsdale and Madison Mead. Ragsdale had 23 digs, while Mead had 15 digs, six kills, and two blocks. Mead is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now had two or more in each of the last three games she's played.

Creede is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Cripple Creek-Victor, they dropped their record down to 2-16 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Creede wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Center on the 30th. As for Cripple Creek-Victor, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Nederland on the 25th.