Matchup: No. 6 Freedom (12-6-1 overall) @ No. 3 Emmaus (17-3)
When/Where: Wednesday 4:30 p.m. @ Memorial Field
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the semifinals on Oct. 28 vs winner No. 2 Nazareth/No. 7 Northampton
Head-to-Head: Emmaus 2-0 (5-0 & 1-0)
Coaches: Freedom – Tony Billone (2nd season); Emmaus – Chris Hain (2nd season)
Probable starters – Emmaus: Jr. F Lizzy Bender (20g/32a), Jr. F Hannah Berk (8g/6a), Jr. F Giuliana Meyer (16g/9a), Jr. MF Sofia Isaksson (5g/3a), Jr. MF Sophia Shutkufski (5g), Soph. MF Ella Scharper (12g/11a), Sr. Def. Emma Paradise, Jr. Def. Ella Daly, Soph. Def. Stella Pietrulewicz, Jr, Sr. Def. Kyana Deabreu, Sr. GK Sadie Wallace (11 shutouts)
Freedom key players – Fr. Vivian Botros (10g/5a), Jr. Avery Billone (9/9), Jr. Madison Antonis (8/2), Sr. Def. Danni Herman, Jr. GK Brooklyn Pronovich.
CORNER KICKS – Emmaus and Freedom meet for the third time this season with a berth in the semifinals on the line. The Hornets won the most recent matchup on October 14 in the EPC quarterfinals 1-0 in overtime on Sofia Isaksson’s game-winning goal … Emmaus last played on October 16 falling to rival Parkland 1-0 in the semis.1 It was the first time all season the Hornets had been shutout … Emmaus has outscored its opponents 93-9 … The Hornets last reached the District XI final a year ago falling to Northampton 2-1. Emmaus has been in the finals the last three years. They last won a district title back in the spring of 2008.