Girls Soccer – Hornets face familiar foe in Central Catholic in Tuesday’s EPC Semifinals. PREVIEW:

Photo: Nathan Lewis

Matchup: No. 3 seed Emmaus (15-3-1, No.9 in state 4A) vs No. 2 seed CCHS (15-1-1, No.3 2A), EPC Semifinals

When/Where: Tuesday 7 pm/Zephyr Sports Complex, Whitehall

What’s on the line: A berth in Saturday’s EPC Championship vs winner of No.1 Parkland/No.4 Easton, 2 pm, J. Birney Crum Stadium

How they got here: Emmaus defeated Becahi 4-0; CCHS defeated Northampton 6-1

Coaches: Emmaus – Sarah Oswald (8th season), CCHS – Rob Spatzer (4th season)

Head-to-Head – Tied 0-0 on Sept. 15

Key players – Emmaus: Sr. Madison Woodward (11 goals), Soph. Kam McWhinney (10g), Sr. Paige Inman (7g), Jr. Julia Adams (9g), Jr. Sammy Walkiewicz (9g)

CCHS: Soph. Meredith Eisenmann (19g), Sr. Madi Szoke (10g), Soph. Ryleigh Van Beek (8g), Jr. Sammy Roth (10g), Soph. Ashley Fanger (8g)

CORNER KICKS: Emmaus and Central Catholic meet for the second time this season with a trip to the EPC Championship on the line. The two teams hooked up in one of the best games of the season back on September 14 at Emmaus’ Memorial Field with the resulting ending in a scoreless draw … These two teams also met last year in the EPC playoffs with the Hornets prevailing 2-1 on two Madison Woodward penalty kicks. In the regular-season, the two split with CCHS winning 2-1 in OT @ Emmaus and the Hornets coming away with a 1-0 victory @ CCHS