MOUNT VERNON, Iowa—The Prairie Fire suffered defeat at the hands of Cornell on Wednesday night.
Knox (6-4, 1-4 MWC) fell behind early and could not make up any ground. The Rams out-rebounded the Prairie Fire 70-52 and Knox shot only 28.9% from the field.
Morgan Potter (Huntington Beach, CA, Huntington Beach) scored a career-high 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting. She also grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds to earn the first double-double of her career.
Naja Woods (Minneapolis, MN, Southwest) finished with 11 points and four steals.
Jamie Blue (Urbana, IL, University) and
Karlie Thorn (Henderson, NV, Coronado) added 10 points apiece. Blue also dished out a team-high five assists.
Knox will return home on January 9 to take on Beloit at 4:00 p.m.