Matchup: No.8 seed Emmaus (10-6 EPC/13-9 overall) vs No.1 seed Becahi (15-1/18-4)
When/Where: Friday 6 p.m./Becahi HS
What’s on the line: A berth in the EPC semifinals on Tuesday at PPL Center vs winner of No.4 PM West/No. 5 Liberty
Coaches: Emmaus – Kelsey Gallagher (7th year, 64-86); Becahi – Arnold Alleyne (1st year)
Head to Head: Becahi won 58-40 @ Emmaus
Probable starters – Emmaus – Fresh. Kayla Snyder (9.7 ppg), Soph. Gabby De Vita (10.2), Sr. Mya Cooper (6.4), Sr. Taylor Griffith (3.9), Jr. Cassandra Doemling (6.4). Others: So. Olive Whitney (2.3), Jr. Sofie Laird (3), Sr. Julie Adams (2.5), Jr. Emma Naccarato (1.2), Jr. Sylvia Sokolofksi (3.4)
Becahi – Sr. Ella Bincarosky (7), Sr. Akasha Santos (9.4), Sr. CiCi Hernandez (13.7), Soph. Aliyah Brame (8.5), Soph. Leah Ault (6.2) .. Others: Jr. Daviana Jones, Jr. Mekhyla Britt
GAME NOTES: Emmaus is in the EPC Tournament for the third year in a row. Last year as the No.7 seed, the Hornets went on the road and knocked off second-seeded PM West 59-54 in OT before falling to the eventual champ, CCHS, in the semis 50-37 …After a four-game losing streak in the first half of the season, Emmaus went 10-3 the rest of the way, including winning eight of their last nine … Becahi was the lone unbeaten in the league before suffering their first loss of the season on Monday at Easton 47-35 ..Their other three losses have come to league: Baldwin (53-48), Lansdale Catholic (60-23) and Lancaster Catholic (58-37) …The Golden Hawks had won the last 4 straight league titles before CCHS claimed the title a year ago.