The Prairie Fire women's soccer team lost to Grinnell College 7-1 on Halloween to end their 2009 season.  The lone Prairie Fire goal came in the 80th minute, when Emma Swanson's pass found the foot of Arielle Dorman, who once again found the back of the net for her 13th goal of the season.  Dorman's 13 goals are a school record for most in a season by a freshman, as it also helped her tie the record for most points in a season by a freshman.  With Swanson's 10th assist coming on Dorman's 13th goal, Swanson is now the record holder for most assists in a season by a Prairie Fire womens soccer player. 

October 24th, 2009

The Prairie Fire lost to the Monmouth College Fighting Scots today in their last home game of the season. Seniors Rozie Smith (Tuscan, AZ - St. Gregory's Prep), Cassie Milleville (Westchester, IL - Montini Catholic), and Danielle Roeder (Flemsburg, Germany - University of Flemsburg) were honored after the game.

The Scots came out fast as Camille San German scored just 40 seconds into the game to give her her first goal of the season. She scored again two minutes later with the assist by Amy Unzicker. The Scots proceeded to tack on two more goals (both scored by Unzicker) before the Prairie Fire put one in in the 36th minute. The Prairie Fire goal was scored off a corner kick from Mollie Strawn (Charlotte, NC - East Mecklenberg) to Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA - Inglemoor). It was Dorman's 11th goal of the season and ended the first half Knox 1, Monmouth 4.

The Scots came out again in the second half with Molly Ball scoring in the 53rd minute off a pass from Unzicker. Then, Emma Swanson (Des Moines, IA - Valley) passed the ball to Dorman who this time scored on a 25 yard shot to the top-hand corner of the goal. The Prairie Fire then successfully held the Scots until Emily Shoemaker passed the ball to Becca Baur who put one in with only 15 seconds remaining on the clock to end the game Knox 2, Monmouth 6.

The Prairie Fire will travel to Grinnell, IA to take on the Grinnell College Pioneers in their last game of the 2009 campaign. The game is set to start at 11 a.m. on October 31.

Knox 0, Carroll 10 - October 18, 2009
The Prairie Fire women lost to the first ranked Carroll University Pioneers 10-0 on Jorge Prats Field. The Pioneers came out strong scoring just two minutes in and continued their performance as they scored four more before the end of the first half with a sixth being an own goal for the Prairie Fire.

The Prairie Fire will travel to Beloit on Saturday, October 24th for a 1 p.m. game.

Knox 3, Ripon 4 - October 17, 2009
The Ripon Red Hawks defeated the Knox College Prairie Fire on October 17th, 4-3. Knox scored first, as Emma Swanson scored her first goal of the season at the 2 and half minute mark. A lapse in the Prairie Fire defense shortly after the goal allowed for Ripon's Ali Borowsky to beat Knox goalie Alex Rauland to tie the score at 1-1. Ripon's Sara Wimmer would add two goals herself, at the 5th and 11th minute marks, to give Ripon a 3-1 lead, a lead it would never lose. Rozie Smith scored her 6th goal of the season and Danielle Roeder added her 2nd goal of the season, while both were assisted by Arielle Dorman, who now has 5 assists on the season to add to her team high 9 goals.

Knox 0, Lawrence 4 - October 11, 2009
In game 2 of the Wisconsin road trip, the Prairie Fire lost to Lawrence University by a score of 4-0. Lawrence managed to score all four of their goals in the first half, with Mallory Koula recording a hat trick in that span. Offensively, the Prairie Fire were led by Arielle Dorman, who recorded 3 shots and Rozie Smith, who recorded 2 shots. Alex Rauland recorded 17 saves in goal for Knox as well.

Knox 0, St. Norbert 3 - October 10, 2009
Knox began it's Wisconsin road trip on October 10th, taking on St. Norbert College at DePere, Wisconsin. While the Prairie Fire lost 3-0, it is the fewest goals that they have held the Green Knights to since 2002. Kathryn Sain and Danielle Roeder each took a shot on goal for Knox, and Alex Rauland recorded four saves.

Knox 2, Illinois College 1 - October 4, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team defeated conference opponent Illinois College 2-1 today on Jorge Prats Field. The Prairie Fire came out strong as first year Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA - Inglemoor) scored her ninth goal of the season just five minutes in as she dribbled around the goalie to put it in off a pass from first year Erin Majewski (Tinley Park, IL - Tinley Park). By scoring her ninth goal, Dorman put herself in a tie for first with Leah Heister '08 for the most goals scored in a season since 2004.

The game would remain 1-0 Knox until the 41st minute when Dorman passed the ball to sophomore Emma Swanson (Des Moines, IA - Valley) who fed it to senior Rozie Smith (Tuscan, AZ - St. Gregory's Prep) who scored for Knox. It was Smith's fifth goal of the season. The Prairie Fire would break for halftime with a 2-0 lead.

Just six minutes into the second half, Illinois College's Stacy Bergen was awarded a penalty kick. She placed it perfectly in the upper corner and despite goal keeper Alex Rauland's (Germany - Frankfurt International) best effort the ball managed to soar in. It was Bergen's fifth goal of the season for the Lady Blues and it allowed the Lady Blues to pick up some momentum but not enough to score again as Knox came out with their first conference win of the season (1-1 MWC, 2-8 overall).

The Prairie Fire women will play again on October 10 at 11 a.m. in DePere, WI against St. Norbert College.

Knox 1, Cornell 5 - September 27, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team lost to the Cornell College Rams at home today. The Rams came out strong scoring in the 18th and 26th minutes. The Prairie Fire held them 0-2 until the 56th minute when the Rams scored again. They added two more before first year Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA - Inglemoor) scored unassisted in the 88th minute to make the final score 5-1 in favor of the Rams.

The Prairie Fire will travel to Lake Forest College on October 3 to take on the Foresters at 1 p.m.

Knox 5, MacMurray 2 - September 20, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team won their first game of the season on September 20th, defeating MacMurray College by a score of 5-2. Knox also overcame a long battle with Mother Nature and the elements, playing the entire game in a steady downpour of rain that affected the field of play and added difficulty for both teams with a constantly wet soccer ball. MacMurray took an early lead when Ashley Jenkins put a shot behind Knox goalkeeper Alex Rauland (Germany; Frankfurt International School) for the first goal of the game in the 14th minute. Knox would have an answer before halftime, when freshman sensation Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA; Inglemoor) took the pass from sophomore Emma Swanson (Des Moines, IA; Valley) and beat the MacMurray goalkeeper to tie the score up at 1-1 in the 33rd minute.

Though MacMurray would once again ‘fire out of the starting block' and add another goal at the beginning of the second half, this time on Miracle Bell's shot that found the back of the net in the 51st minute. However, the game would be all Prairie Fire offense from that point forward. Senior Rozie Smith (Tuscon, AZ; St. Gregory's Prep) would begin the scoring outburst, using her head to score her second goal of the season off of a pass from Dorman. Ten minutes later the Prairie Fire would take the lead 3-2, with Dorman and Swanson connecting for the second time of the game, with Dorman scoring her 6th goal of the season in only seven games. Dorman's six goals are the most by a Prairie Fire women's soccer player since the 2004 season. Also adding goals for the Prairie Fire was Emma Swanson and Kathryn Sain (Portland, OR; Woodrow Wilson).

The Prairie Fire are 1-6 on the season and will host Cornell College on September 27th, 2009 at 1pm at Jorge Prats Field on the Knox College campus.

Knox College 0, Ashford University 9 - September 19, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team traveled to Clinton, IA to take on Ashford University. Ashford began the assault early as they scored in the first three minutes and did so eight more times, the last one being in the 80th minute. The game ended 9-0 in Ashford's favor. Sophomore Alex Rauland (Germany - Frankfurt International School) had 11 saves in 72:50 minutes and freshman Nakao Mauch (Fort Wayne, IN - Canterbury) had one save in 17:10 minutes for the Prairie Fire.

The Prairie Fire will return home to take on MacMurray College on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at 1 p.m.

Knox College 2, Iowa Wesleyan College 3 - September 16, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team took on Iowa Wesleyan College in their home opener today at 4 p.m. The Prairie Fire scored first in the 6th minute when senior Danielle Roeder (Flensburg, Germany) found the back of the net off a corner kick by sophomore Emma Swanson (Des Moines, IA - Valley). The Prairie Fire maintained their lead until the 26th minute when Iowa Wesleyan's Jillian Sulcer scored unassisted. Just four minutes later first year Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA - Inglemoor) scored unassisted for the Prairie Fire. It was her fourth goal in five games for the Prairie Fire. The Tigers again found the net in the 49th minute as Georgetta Lewis had a cross to Jennie Mitchell. With the game tied 2-2 the teams went into overtime and within the first minute Iowa Wesleyan's Lewis scored unassisted to end the game Iowa Wesleyan 3, Knox College 2. Sophomore goal keeper Alex Rauland (Germany - Frankfurt International School) had 21 saves for the Prairie Fire while allowing three goals in 91 minutes.

The Prairie Fire will travel to Clinton, IA to take on Ashford University on Saturday, September 19 before returning home to take on MacMurray College at 1 p.m. on Sunday, September 20, 2009.

Knox College 1, William Penn University 7- September 13, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team traveled to William Penn University today to play their fourth game of the 2009 season. William Penn came out strong as they scored their first goal in the 12th minute and scored six more before Knox put one on the board. With only five minutes left in the game sophomore Emma Swanson (Des Moines, IA - Valley) fed the ball to first year Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA - Inglemoor) who kicked it past the goalie to make it Knox 1, William Penn 7. Unfortunately the scoring did not stop there as William Penn scored again in the 86th minute to end the game 8-1.

The Prairie Fire will return from the road and take on Iowa Wesleyan College in their home opener at 4:00 p.m. on September 16, 2009.

Knox College 1, Eureka College 2 - September 9, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team took on Eureka College in front of the Red Devils home crowd. Eureka scored first on a shot from Eureka's Kelsey Barussini on sophomore goalie Alex Rauland (Germany - Frankfurt International School). Twenty minutes later first year Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA - Inglemoor) scored from a straight away shot off a feed from sophomore Claire Turner (Kildeer, IL - Lake Zurich Senior). The game would remain tied until the last minute of the first overtime when Eureka's Katie Huizinga scored on a one-on-one shot against Rauland inside the box ending the game in heartbreaking fashion. Knox 1, Eureka 2. Rauland recorded 12 saves for the Prairie Fire.

The Prairie Fire will take on William Penn University at 5 p.m. in William Penn, IA on September 13, 2009.

Knox College 0, Hanover College 7- September 6, 2009
The Prairie Fire took on Hanover College on the women's second day in Indiana. Hanover out-shot the Prairie Fire 48-1 to defeat the Prairie Fire 7-0. Sophomore goalie Alex Rauland (Germany - Frankfurt International School) recorded 13 saves for the Prairie Fire.

The Prairie Fire women will take on Eureka College at Eureka on September 9, 2009.

Knox College 2, Franklin College 4 - September 5, 2009
The Prairie Fire women's soccer team was defeated by Franklin College 2-4 in their first game of the season. The Prairie Fire had a difficult first half but came out strong at the start of the second, greatly improving their game. Leading the Prairie Fire offense were senior Rozie Smith (Tuscan, AZ - St. Gregory's Prep) and first year Arielle Dorman (Bothell, WA - Inglemoor) who was competing in her first collegiate game. Both Smith and Dorman scored a goal for the Prairie Fire.

The Prairie Fire will contine on the road as they take on Hanover College Sunday, September 6 with a start time of 1:30 p.m.