JACKSONVILLE, Illinois—The Prairie Fire earned more points in the conference with a tie against Illinois College on Tuesday.
Knox (7-1-1, 1-0-1 MWC) held the advantage before the Lady Blues broke through for a score in the final four minutes.
First-year
Yvette Rodriguez (Ontario, CA, Rancho Cucamonga), with an assist from first-year
Jen Crary (Mission Viejo, CA, Capistrano Valley), put the Prairie Fire on the board midway through the first half.
Knox retained the 1-0 lead at halftime and kept Illinois College scoreless throughout most of the second half.
After the Lady Blues knotted it up, the two teams kept each other off the board through two overtimes to end in a draw.
The Prairie Fire have gotten off to a great start in conference play and will look to remain unbeaten when they take on defending champion Lake Forest at home on Saturday. The match will begin at 1:00 p.m.