BLOOMINGTON, IL - At Illinois Wesleyan, Pereira kept the Prairie Fire in the match as he denied 14 of the 16 shots on goal he saw in the afternoon as Knox fell 2-0 to the Titans.
The Titans held possession of the ball throughout a majority of the match, outpacing the Prairie Fire 35-2 in the shot category.
Diogo Pereira was a wall in front of the Knox goal throughout the afternoon as he made 14 saves on 16 shots.
The two went into the halftime break with the score knotted at zero. With seven saves in each half, Pereira kept the Prairie Fire alive.
The Titans finally got on the scoreboard in the 49th minute and then again in the 81st.
Knox was tasked with defending 11 corner kicks throughout the course of the contest.
Pereira's 14 saves set his personal record for most saves in a game, increasing his season total to 31.
The Prairie Fire will return home for a Wednesday night matchup at 7:00 p.m. when the Coe Kohawks come to town.
