Matchup: District 11 runner-up Emmaus (21-4) vs District One champ Spring-Ford (27-0)
When/Where: Saturday 3 p.m./Central Bucks South HS
What’s on the line: Winner advances to the semifinals on Tuesday vs winner of Hempfield (District 3 runner-up) or Bishop Shanahan (District 1 fourth place)
How they got here: Emmaus defeated Delaware Valley 3-0; Spring-Ford defeated Upper Dublin 3-1
Coaches: Liberty – Emmaus – Jess Olang (2nd year); Spring-Ford – George Fuller
Key players:
Emmaus – Sr. setter Alyssa Heffner, Sr. DS Corrine Slivka, Sr. OH Amanda Rivera, Jr. MB Rosalia Landino, Soph. OH Fiona Answini, Sr. DS Sophia Freemont, Sr. OH/OPP Kylie Heffner
Spring-Ford – Sr. OH Lila Olsen, Jr. DS Lola DiRico, Sr. Lib Alanna Bricker, Soph. RS Elle Sossong, Jr. RS Lily Ewalt
About the Rams: Spring-Ford competes in the Pioneer Athletic Conference (PAC) and is the No. 1 ranked team according to PVCA. The Rams return a number of players off of last year’s squad which made a surprise run in the state tournament finishing runner-up. Olsen is the key player, holding the school record for kills. Spring-Ford graduated just one player – Lauren Angelucci – off of last year’s squad.