Matchup: No. 1 seed Emmaus (19-1) vs No. 3 seed Easton (16-3-1), EPC Championship
When/Where: Thursday 7 p.m./Zephyr Sports Complex, Whitehall HS
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Coaches: Emmaus – Sue Butz-Stavin (49th year); Easton – Casey Eck (19th year)
Head-to-Head – Emmaus won 1-0 @ Easton on August 26
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Liberty 11-0 and Parkland 4-0; Easton defeated Stroudsburg 2-0 and Nazareth 2-0
Probable starters: Emmaus: Sr. Autum Kernechel (31g/28a), Sr. Emmy Horner (29g/25a), Jr. Avery Burnett, Jr. Morgann Orobono (12 asst), Jr. Rylie Poll, Jr. Sharlise Solano (11g/10a), Jr. Aiko Price (18 shutouts), Soph. Madi Lenig (14g/20a), Soph. Sadie Nawarynski (31g/14a), Soph. Gracie Huffer (26g), Fr. Riley Povilaitis (1g/7a)
Easton key players: Sr. Arianna Deliso, Sr. Zoe Angelinas, Jr. Olivia Milia, Sr. Aubre Krazer, Sr. GK Olivia Heryla
GAME NOTES: Emmaus will be aiming for its 10th straight league title as they face a familiar foe in Easton. The two teams met in last year’s final with the Hornets winning 5-0… Emmaus also beat Easton in the 2021 title game 2-1 … Kernechel, an Ohio State commit, leads the Hornets with 83 points on the season (31 goals/28 assists), while Horner, headed to Cornell, is second with 83 points (29/25) and Nawarynski third with 75 points (31/14). In goal, Price has a 91 percent save percentage stopping 49 of the 54 shots she has faced … On the season, Emmaus has outscored their opponents 157-5, which includes 18 shutouts.