Emmaus will be well-represented when the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference (EPC) playoffs resume play on Tuesday night.
Three teams – field hockey, along with boys and girls soccer – will be in action in the semifinals in their respective sports, while one other – girls volleyball – will open up play in the quarterfinals. Also, both the girls and boys cross country teams will also be in action with their league championships at DeSales University beginning at 2 p.m.
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PREVIEWS:
Field Hockey
– No.1 seed Emmaus (19-0) vs No.5 seed Liberty (15-4), Whitehall High School (7:15 pm)
Coaches: Emmaus (Sue Butz-Stavin); Liberty (Jill Dorn)
Head-to-Head: Emmaus won 6-1
Winner advances to Thursday’s finals to face winner of No.2 Parkland/No.3 Easton
Key players – Emmaus: Fresh. Rachel Herbine, Jr. Annika Herbine, Sr. Liz Mazzella, Sr. Kaitlyn Csensits, Jr. Bailey Tietz ……Liberty: Sr. Rayne Wright, Sammy Taylor, Amy Balash, Samantha Stella, Kat Borda
Boys Soccer
No.2 seed Emmaus (16-3) vs No.3 seed Parkland (15-4), Nazareth High School (5:30 pm)
Coaches: Emmaus (John Cari); Parkland (Patrick Birns)
Head-to-Head: Emmaus 2-1 OT; Parkland 2-0
Winner advances to Thursday’s finals to face winner of No.1 Liberty/No.4 Easton
Key players – Emmaus: Sr. Jake Groh, Sr. Eric Johnson, Soph. Jaeden Amato, Sr. Andrew Gaines, Sr. Thomas Hanvey ……Parkland: Sr. Alec Wilsterman, Sr. Bryce Shalbert, Soph. Jake Seed, Jr. Victor Baran
Girls Soccer
No.2 seed Emmaus (14-3-1 ) vs No.6 seed Freedom (14-5), BASD Stadium (5:30 pm)
Coaches: Emmaus (Sarah Oswald); Freedom (Bob Eaton)
Head-to-Head: Emmaus won 3-1
Winner advances to Thursday’s finals to face winner of No.1 Parkland/No.5 Easton
Key players – Emmaus: Sr. Lily Schmitt, Sr. Alexa Ryan, Sr. Gianna Albanese, Sr. Grace Eisenhard, Sr. Lindsay Phillips, Fresh Madison Woodward ……Freedom: Jr. Haley Gschrey, Doris Muncan, Sr. Kiara James, Jr. Emma Holder, Soph. Kailey Turpening
Girls Volleyball
No.1 seed Emmaus (14-4) vs No.8 seed Northampton (11-7), Emmaus Aux Gym (5:15 pm)
Coaches: Emmaus (Bri Giangiobbe); Northampton (Jess Finlayson)
Head-to-Head: Emmaus won 3-0 & 3-2
Winner advances to Thursday’s semifinals vs winner of No.4 Freedom/No.5 Becahi
Key players – Emmaus: Sr Macy Van Den Elzen, Jr. Jaya Bhagat, Sr. Kelsie Baus ……. Northampton: Sr. Sydney Heffner, Sr. Brooke Rockovits, Jr. Alexa Barowski
