HILBERT, Wis. - Nayeli Nidez Acuña put on a brilliant display of basketball in the Prairie Fire's season opener, earning Midwest Conference Player of the Week honors.

Nidez Acuña lit up the Memorial Gymnasium scoreboard as Knox took on the Elmhurst Bluejays. She put up 31 points in her 33 minutes of action while also pulling down eight rebounds.

Nidez Acuña went 13-19 from the field in the loss. She was able to get to the charity stripe seven times and sank five of her free throws.

The performance in the season opener lifted her career high in points to 31 from the 28 she set last season. Throughout the evening, she was able to get downhill and attack the rim, doing plenty of her scoring from inside the paint.

To read the Midwest Conference's release, visit https://midwestconference.org/news/2026/11/9/general-mwc-performers-of-the-week-november-9-2026.aspx

Knox will hit the road to take on Alverno on Wednesday night at 5:30 p.m. To catch Nidez Acuña and the Prairie Fire in action at home, they will be back in action on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 6:00 p.m. in Memorial Gymnasium.