JACKSONVILLE, Illinois—The Prairie Fire earned more points in the conference with a tie against Illinois College on Tuesday.
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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.
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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.
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Knox retained the 1-0 lead at halftime and kept Illinois College scoreless throughout most of the second half.
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After the Lady Blues knotted it up, the two teams kept each other off the board through two overtimes to end in a draw.
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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.
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