GALESBURG, Illinois – The Prairie Fire women’s basketball team remained undefeated with a big 72-45 conference victory over Cornell. The teams came into the game as the only remaining undefeated teams in Midwest Conference play. The Rams jumped out to a 23-13 lead after the first quarter, but Knox outscored Cornell 19-7 in the second period to take a 32-30 lead into halftime. The Prairie Fire took control in the second half by outscoring the Rams 15-5 and 25-10 in the last two quarters. Knox showed dominance through all phases of the game.
The scoring for the Prairie Fire was pretty even with Catessa Duran leading with 15 points. Kristin Herndon had 12 points as well as 12 rebounds for a double-double. Haylee Carpenter knocked down four three-pointers for a total of 12 points in her big return game. Loraya Rocha added 10 points as well, another good performance off the bench.
The Fire travel to Beloit on January 14 to play in yet another conference matchup and hope to keep their undefeated streak alive.
