DECORAH, Iowa - The Prairie Fire men's soccer team lost 4-1 at No. 5 Luther on Monday night.

The Norse scored first when they found the back of the net in the 23rd minute.

The teams entered halftime with Luther up 1-0.

The Norse scored again less than three minutes into the second half and added a third score in the 52nd minute to take a 3-0 lead.

Knox responded with a goal by Alex White at the 62:52 mark. He was assisted by Calvin Baker.

Luther scored once more in the 82nd minute to put the game away.

The Norse outshot the Prairie Fire 16-10 overall and 10-3 in shots on goal.

"There is a reason that Luther is a top-5 team in the country and they proved it tonight," said head coach Brian O'Connor. "We have a ton to learn from this game and we will. We scheduled tough games to learn tough lessons, but this team has always responded well to adversity. We will get another chance to prove ourselves when we play another top-25 team."

Knox returns to action on September 14 as they host No. 12 North Park.