Matchup: No. 7 seed Whitehall (8-4-3 EPC/10-5-3 overall) @ No. 2 seed Emmaus (14-1-1/16-1-1)
When/Where: Tuesday 5 p.m. @ Memorial Field
Coverage: @Emmaussports.com on ‘X’
Head-to-Head: Emmaus won 4-0 (Oct. 12)
Coaches: Whitehall – Chris Bleam; Emmaus – Chris Hain (3rd season)
Players to watch – Whitehall – Sr. Collene Sommers 17G, Sr. Paula Londono 8G, Jr. Jade Snyder, Sr. Cora Musselman
Emmaus: Sr. Lizzie Bender (16g/36a), Sr. Giuliana Meyer (19/11), Fr. Brooke Evans (20/15), Jr. Cecilia Albeck (17g/4a), Sr. Ella Daly, Soph. GK Zoe Reppert (8 shutouts)
CORNER KICKS – The Hornets begin their quest for an EPC championship hosting Whitehall. This is the second meeting between the two teams with Emmaus winning the previous meeting 4-0 … Emmaus last reached the championship back in 2022 falling to rival Parkland 1-0. The Hornets also reached the finals in 2019 … Emmaus started the season 14-0 before suffering its first loss at Nazareth 1-0. They also have a 1-1 draw against rival Parkland last week. Defensively, the Hornets have allowed just four goals on the season while posting 14 shutouts … Whitehall’s five losses have come against Palmerton (2-1), Easton (3-1), Nazareth (4-0), Parkland (3-0) and Emmaus … Parkland is the defending EPC champ after defeating Nazareth in last year’s final 3-0
