Clarke College freshman guard Michelle Jamison, of Martham, Ill., scored a game-high 23 points and had eight steals, and junior transfer Joquetta Rolle, of Cocoa, Fla., pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds Tuesday to lead the Crusaders to their first victory of the season, a 72-61 road decision over Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois.

Jamison hit nine of 18 shots from the field, inlcluding five of 11 from beyond the three point arc. Clarke hit nine of 24 three-point field goal attempts.

Coach Zareth Gray's squad also had double-figure scoring performances from Shatisha Lewis (16) and Molly Browning (10).

Clarke's Laura Gaylord dished out a game-high 10 assists.

Clarke led 37-28 at the break. The Crusaders led by as many as 13 points in the final 20 minutes of play. Knox closed the game to two on three occasions and trailed 63-60 with three minutes to play, but the visiting Crusaders outscored the Prairie Fire 9-1 the rest of the way.

Krystyna Williams led Knox (0-1) with 16 points.

Clarke (1-6) will wrap a five-game road swing at Wheaton College on Monday, Dec. 1.

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