GALESBURG, Illinois—The Prairie Fire defeated Alverno 9-0 on Sunday at Jorge Prats Field.
Knox (8-1-2) has not lost since September 4 against Coe, a stretch of nine games.
Val Varanese (Fountain Hills, AZ, BASIS Scottsdale) put the Prairie Fire on the board early with her first of three goals at the 4:41 mark.
Rosie Medina (Carlsbad, CA, Carlsbad) followed up with the second score nearly 13 minutes into the game.
Knox led 4-0 by halftime, but turned it on even more in the second half, with five more goals.
Alex Robertson (San Clemente, CA, San Clemente) finished with a goal and two assists, while
Kelsie Pos (Salt Lake City, UT, Skyline) added a goal and an assist.
Annie Gerdes (Frankfort, IL, Lincoln-Way East) ,
Theresa Birzer (Fort Dodge, IA, Fort Dodge) , and
Kirsten Benke (Castroville, TX, Medina Valley) combined for a shutout in goal.
The Prairie Fire will remain home next weekend to take on Ripon and Lawrence. Both the Saturday and Sunday games begin at 11:00 a.m.
