Girls Basketball – With a number of key returnees plus newcomers, expectations will be high for Hornets heading into upcoming season. PREVIEW

Emmaus head coach Kelsey Gallagher is hoping her team can pull another first-round upset in the EPC Tournament. Photo: Nathan Lewis

Head coach – Kelsey Gallagher (7th year)

Assistants – Jordan Hertz, Taylor George (JV), John Dietrick (Fresh)

Last year – 10-6 EPC/14-11 overall. EPC, District XI qualifier

Losses to graduation (ppg game)– Paige Inman (10 ppg., 2nd Team EPC), Kaitlyn Dill (0.5), Casey Bender (0.5)

Returnees – Sr. Mya Cooper (7.1 ppg) Sr. Taylor Griffith (8.1), Soph. Gabby DeVita (9.3), Sr. Julia Adams (1.1), Jr. Cassie Doemling (3.1), Jr. Sofie Laird (1.8), Jr. Sylvia Sokolofksi, Jr. Emma Naccarato (1.0), Soph. Olive Whitney (3.3), Sr. Alexis Krum

Newcomers – Fresh. Kayla Snyder, Fresh. Sophia Shutkufski, Soph. Sierra Stevens

Season-opener – Saturday, December 2 vs Wilson West Lawn, Home 12:30 p.m.

League opener – December 6 vs Northampton, Home 7 p.m.

EPC top challengers – Easton, CCHS, Parkland, Nazareth, Liberty, Becahi

Follow the team on social media – Twitter: @EHSGBB, @emmaussports.com, Facebook: Emmaus girls basketball

Coach Gallagher – “There’s definitely a lot of expectations so we’re going to push each other every day at practice and that’s where I’m really excited for the 21 girls we have on the varsity and junior varsity teams. This is going to be the most competitive team that I’ve ever coached.”

“Our goal is obviously to get back to where we were last year but we can’t do that unless we win each day at practice. We’re going to have our individual and team goals of making both the league and district playoffs.”