GALESBURG Illinois - The Knox Prairie Fire women's soccer team takes a 2-0 win over the Cornell Rams, securing their spot in the Midwest Conference Tournament for the third straight year. The Fire are now tied for first place (6-0-1) in the conference with St. Norbert College.
Near the 12
th minute mark, senior forward Kayla Brown glides in a penalty kick goal, tying the record for the second all-time leading goal scorer in Knox history with a total of 49 goals.
Knox kept up the intensity scoring within the first 12 minutes of the second half. Jessica Peterson heads in the Fire's second goal assisted by Rosie Medina's corner kick. Knox played a solid game on both ends of the field as they managed to hold Cornell to zero overall shot attempts for the game versus their 16.
The Women travel to Jacksonville on Monday, October 23, to take on Illinois College, in hopes of marking down another conference win on their record.