The Prairie Fire women's soccer team made its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament earlier this month.

After defeating Grinnell 1-0 to win the Midwest Conference Tournament, the Prairie Fire traveled to St. Louis on November 12, where they were eliminated in the first round of the NCAA Tournament by Washington University.

A few highlights of their soccer team's historic season include:

• Being the first team at Knox to have an undefeated regular season since football was 8-0 in 1919.
• Winning the regular season for the first time in their history.
• Winning the conference tournament championship for the first time in their history.
• Being the first women's team to compete at a NCAA national tournament.
• Outscoring their opponents 65-3.
• Breaking or tying seven conference records.
• Leading the nation in goals against average (.15).
• Being second in the nation for goals save percentage (.936).

"The team has learned how to grind out victories and find ways to win games that last season might have ended in a defeat," said Head Coach Paul Lawrence of the 2016 team, which returned 27 of last year's 30-member squad.

"They have grown up this 2016 season in my eyes, a more mature team that has leadership and a competitive culture that demands commitment."

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