WAUKESHA, Wisconsin—The Prairie Fire lost 85-71 at Carroll on Tuesday night.
Knox (11-9, 6-9 MWC) led 16-15 after the first quarter and went into halftime tied with the Pioneers, but Carroll pulled away in the third quarter. The Prairie Fire mounted small comebacks towards the end of each of the final quarters, but could not get the final push.
Hailey Leinart (Gurnee, IL, Warren Township) led Knox with 16 points with
Jamie Blue (Urbana, IL, University) adding another 13.
Jasmine Binion (Davenport, IA, Assumption) scored 11 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
The Prairie Fire will travel back to Wisconsin to take on St. Norbert on February 13.