Box Score

Waukesha, WI – Carroll University downed the Prairie Fire 3-1 in Midwest Conference play on Saturday.

The Pioneers won the first set 25-7.  Knox made a big turnaround by taking the second set 25-12 before Carroll claimed back to back sets 25-9 and 25-17 to win the match.

The Prairie Fire had 12 kills in the second set and a .500 hitting percentage compared to nine kills and a .154 percentage for the Pioneers. 

Carroll (15-10, 5-1 MWC) is tied for second place in the Midwest Conference standings with Ripon College.

Senior hitter Kaylie Prince (Westminster, CO, Standley Lake) and first-year hitter Lauren Metcalf (Corona, CA, Centennial) each had seven kills for Knox.  Prince also tallied eight digs while Metcalf recorded a solo block and assisted on another. 

Senior hitter Amber Eisha (South Wilmington, IL, Gardner-South Wilmington) contributed four kills and eight digs for the Prairie Fire.  In addition, sophomore setter Casey Stachelski (Joliet, IL, Plainfield Central) had 22 assists, eight digs, and two service aces and first-year libero Madison Pierro (La Jolla, CA, Tri City Christian School) shared team-high honors with eight digs.

The Prairie Fire (3-19, 1-6 MWC) play three straight home matches to close out the regular season.

St. Norbert College  visits Memorial Gym to play Knox on October 25 at 7:00 p.m. 

The Green Knights (10-14, 4-2 MWC) have won three straight matches and four of their last five.  The last SNC victory was 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-22) at home against Lake Forest College on October 19.

The match between Knox and St. Norbert will be streamed live online at http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/knox.portal#/

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