GALESBURG, Illinois—The Prairie Fire women's soccer team advanced to the Midwest Conference Tournament Championship game with a thriller over Ripon on Friday afternoon. Knox advanced after a pair of overtimes resulted in the game being decided by penalty kicks.
 
The Red Hawks scored first when they found the back of the net less than 10 minutes into the game. Lydia Mitchell scored the equalizer at the 14:20 mark after a nice pass from Jenna Milligan. The game went to halftime tied 1-1 and remained the same through regulation and two overtimes.
 
Knox netted four of their five PK's to earn a chance to compete for their third straight Midwest Conference Tournament title.
 
"It was a crazy game and was really hard fought by Ripon," said head coach Chris Haught-Thompson. "It was well played by Ripon, especially by their goalie. We have talked all year about chipping away and we continue to do so."
 
Knox will battle St. Norbert on November 3 at 2:00 p.m. on Jorge Prats Field on the Knox campus.