APPLETON, Wisconsin - The Prairie Fire women's basketball team earned a 79-72 victory over Lawrence on Wednesday night.

The Vikings took a 17-10 lead with 3:25 to play in the first quarter, but Knox chipped away at the lead and trailed by just three entering the second period.

The Prairie Fire took a lead early in the second quarter, but the teams battled back and forth for the remainder of the half with Knox holding a slight 36-35 edge at halftime.

The Vikings hit a three-pointer to begin the second half and the teams continued to exchange leads throughout the third quarter. The Prairie Fire took a 59-54 lead into the final period.

The game was tied 62-62 with 6:34 to play, but Knox pulled away from there after Kylee Callahan and Sarina Dacio hit treys to give Knox an eight point lead. Lawrence pulled to within four with just over a minute to play. The Prairie Fire made 7-of-8 free throws to claim the win.

Loraya Rocha led Knox with 18 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Callahan and Dacio added 15 points apiece. Nyah Daniels tallied 14 points and Medina chipped in 11 points to give all five starters double digits.

"This was a nice bounce back game for us picking up a win on the road," said head coach Seth McDowell. "Lawrence is probably the most improved team in the conference so far this year and they definitely played well."

The Prairie Fire will return to action on December 9 as they host Ripon for the first time since Knox defeated them in last year's Midwest Conference Tournament.