Who: #3 Emmaus (6-2 EPC/11-7 overall) vs #2 Easton (7-1/12-5)
What: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Semifinals
When: Thursday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. @ Northampton HS
What’s at stake: A berth in the championship game on Tuesday, May 13 @ 5 p.m. vs #1 Pleasant Valley (8-0/16-2) or #4 Nazareth (5-3/14-3)
Coverage: ‘X’ (@Emmaussports.com), Facebook (Emmaus girls lacrosse)
Head-to-Head: Easton 1-0 (Won 7-4)
Coaches – Emmaus – Roxann Betz (7th year), Easton – Ray Attisano (3rd year)
Key players: Emmaus – Sr. Abby DiComes (33g/50a, 1st Team EPC), Jr. Abbey Thomas (Def., 1st Team), Jr. Sarah Gross (34/8), Jr. Rylie Poll (28/12, 1st Team Utility), Sr. Brooke Peterson (25/4), Jr. Taylor Younker (26/3), Soph. McKenna Guzick (13/19), Soph. Sofia Isaksson (12/9), Jr. Kate Newhard (7/6), Sr. GK Devin O’Neil (105 saves, 2nd Team EPC)
Easton – Jr. Olivia Milia (56g/22a), Soph. Rowan Krieger (41/7), Sr. Karsen Hippert (35/13), Sr. Addison Stem (18/5), Soph. Ashley Yih (15/7) Jr. Ava Parker (13/5), Sr. Olivia Heryla (94 saves)
NOTES: Emmaus and Easton meet for the second time this season with a trip to the EPC championship on the line. The two teams met earlier this year with Easton prevailing 7-4 … The Red Rovers have won four of the past five matchups vs The Hornets … Pleasant Valley is the three-time defending champs …Emmaus has finished as the runner-up the past four seasons with their last league championship coming back in 2011.