GALESBURG, Illinois—The Prairie Fire were held under 70 points for only the second time this season.
Knox (6-3, 1-3 MWC) fell behind Ripon early and were unable to gain much ground. The Red Hawks came out on top 96-69.
Karlie Thorn (Henderson, NV, Coronado) led the Prairie Fire offense with 15 points on 5-of-11 from beyond the arc.
Jamie Blue (Urbana, IL, University) added 14 points and seven rebounds.
Saundra Gavazzi (Gilbert, AZ, Chandler) scored 12 points and
Naja Woods (Minneapolis, MN, Southwest) finished with 11 points to round out the double figure scorers.
Jasmine Binion (Davenport, IA, Assumption) grabbed eight boards to lead Knox.
Knox will travel to Cornell on January 6 for a 7:30 p.m. game.