Matchup: #7 seed Nazareth (10-4-3 EPC/10-5-3 overall) vs #2 seed Emmaus (13-1-3/14-1-3)
When/Where: Tuesday 7 p.m. @ Memorial Field
Coaches: Nazareth – Joe Scanlan (1st year); Emmaus – John Cari (21st season, 353-94-31)
Head-to-Head: Emmaus won 2-0 on October 2
Probable starters – Emmaus: Sr. Def. Rio Johnson, Jr. MF Aleksander Przybylski (2nd Team EPC), Jr. F Anthony Suida (8 goals/6 assists), Jr. Def. Lorenzo LoPiccolo, Sr. MF Conner Powell (8g), Sr. MF Canyon Reinhardt (12 goals/5 assists, 1st Team EPC), Sr. MF Robbie Tumblin, Jr. Def Ben Grossi (1st Team EPC), Soph. Def Noah Delgado, Soph. MF Brennan Stack (4g/5a, 3rd Team EPC), Sr. GK Gavin Yartymyk … Reserves: Jr. F Gabe Reyes (6g/2a), Sr. MF Logan Armstrong, Sr. F Andrew Manz, SR. F Austen Breisch, Jr. F Shaw Cook
Nazareth key players – Sr. F Alex McKinney (7g), Sr. MF Luca Noto (7g/5a), Sr. Def. Carter Suwalski (3rd Team EPC), Sr. Def. Matt Borawski, Jr. GK Owen Moyer
CORNER KICKS – Emmaus is the defending EPC champs and face Nazareth for the second time this season in the quarterfinals. In the first meeting between the two teams, the Hornets won 2-0 against the Blue Eagles who were without their two leading scorers due to injuries … Emmaus went winless in its last two games of the season, tying Liberty in a scoreless match and falling to rival Parkland 1-0 in the regular-season finale … Defensively, the Hornets have given up just 5 goals in 18 games … Nazareth went winless in its last four games, losing to Emmaus and tying Northampton, Freedom and Easton … Emmaus has won the last 8 matchups in the series between the two teams. The Blue Eagles last victory came back in 2019 (2-1).
EPC Tournament (Tuesday, October 14)
#8 CCHS @ #1 Parkland
#7 Nazareth @ #2 Emmaus
#6 Pleasant Valley @ #3 Northampton
#5 Liberty @ #4 Freedom
Semis – Thursday, October 16
Finals – Saturday, October 18