Box Score

Galesburg, IL – The Prairie Fire defeated Midwest Conference leader Lake Forest College 2-1 in the Homecoming and Senior Day match on Saturday at Jorge Prats Field.

The victory, the first against the Foresters since the 1999 season, keeps Knox (12-3, 5-2 MWC) among the top four teams in the conference standings and in the race for a spot in the Midwest Conference Tournament next month.

Sophomore Nathaniel Logie (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Queens Royal College) gave the Prairie Fire a 1-0 lead with his conference-leading 16th goal of the season 12:07 into the match.

The Foresters (9-6, 6-1 MWC) tied the contest at 1-1 in the 48th minute.

Appropriately for Knox, senior Maxwell Gatyas (Plymouth, WI, Plymouth Comprehensive) – who was recognized along with fellow senior Dillon Kostka (Coal Valley, IL, Orion) before the match – made a penalty kick at 60:02 that put the Prairie Fire back on top for good.

Lake Forest held a 13-11 edge in total shots although Knox had a 6-4 advantage in the final 45:00.

Junior Sean Dockrell (Dublin, Ireland, San Bernadino CC) recorded four saves in goal and won for the 12th time for the Prairie Fire.

The win moves Knox in a tie for third place with St. Norbert College (6-7-2, 5-2 MWC) in the Midwest Conference standings behind Carroll University (9-4-1, 5-1 MWC) and Lake Forest.

Knox also picked up three conference points and now has 15, the same number as Carroll and St. Norbert, three behind the Foresters' 18 conference points.

Carroll downed St. Norbert 4-1 at home on Saturday to hand the Green Knights their second MWC loss.

The Prairie Fire close out the regular season with three straight road matches.

Knox visits Carroll for yet another important game on October 26 at 1:30 p.m.  The next stop is Beloit College on October 27 at 1:30 followed by a trip west to Monmouth College on November 2 at 1:30 p.m.

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