ELKHORN, Wis. — Beloit Memorial battled Elkhorn to a 1-1 tie Tuesday night, falling just short of its first Southern Lakes Conference title.

The Purple Knights finished a half-game behind Union Grove, which defeated Westosha Central on Tuesday.

Beloit scored first in the 19th minute as Abraham Perez found Banks Denu, who took a touch across the box and buried his 32nd goal of the season.

Elkhorn answered 5 minutes later as it gathered a loose ball and scored to tie the game.

“We played a much better second half than first half, but just couldn’t finish the few chances that we had,” Beloit head coach Brian Denu said.