GRINNELL, Iowa—The Prairie Fire came up short after a second half rally at Grinnell on Tuesday night.
Knox (7-5, 2-5 MWC) trailed 36-27 at halftime, but came back to hold a lead late in the third quarter. The Pioneers responded quickly and retook the lead by the end of the third quarter and did not look back.
Jamie Blue (Urbana, IL, University) led the Prairie Fire with 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds.
Naja Woods (Minneapolis, MN, Southwest)s scored 10 points and
Saundra Gavazzi (Gilbert, AZ, Chandler) finished with eight points and a game-high nine rebounds.
Knox will look to get back on track when they host St. Norbert on January 16. The game is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m.