Volleyball | 9/20/2015 5:11:00 PM
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Box Score 4 BLOOMINGTON, Illinois—The Prairie Fire took a big match from North Park, but fell to Anderson, Augustana, and Franklin at the Illinois Wesleyan tournament on Friday and Saturday.
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Knox 3North Park 2Â
Knox took the first two sets against North Park 25-11 and 25-15, but fell in sets three and four 17-25 and 22-25. They battled back in the last set to claim the set 15-13 and clinch the victory.
Rose Griffin had 23 kills,
Rachael Powell collected 45 assists, and
Jakeiyah Triplett accrued 28 digs.
Kyleigh Guthals amassed double digits in kills (11) and digs (14) and served three aces as well.
Casey Stachelski added nine kills and 14 digs.
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Franklin 3Knox 0Â
The Prairie Fire never got much going against Franklin and fell 15-25, 13-25, 17-25. Griffin had eight kills, Triplett added 14 digs, and Powell managed 18 assists. Knox also received double digit digs from Griffin (13), Stachelski (10), and Powell (10).
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Anderson 3Knox 0Â
Anderson defeated Knox in three sets with scores of 14-25, 20-25, and 14-25. The Prairie Fire made a run at the Ravens in the second set, but Anderson bounced back quickly. Griffin had nine kills, Guthals added eight kills, Powell accumulated 22 assists, and Triplett had 16 digs.
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Augustana 3Knox 0Â
The Prairie Fire lost 15-25, 13-25, 21-25 to the Vikings. Knox played close in the third set, but could not get over the hump. Griffin again led in kills with 14, Powell had a team-high 21 assists, and Triplett collected 13 digs. Stachelski (12 digs) and Guthals (8 kills) also played well for the Prairie Fire.
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Knox will travel to Jacksonville on Wednesday to play MacMurray College and Robert Morris University-Springfield. The first match will begin at 4:00 p.m.
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