Lambert takes 26th

RINDGE, N.H. (November 9, 2014) – Junior Alyssa Lambert (Manchester, N.H.) ran a 6k time of 26:58 to lead the way for the Franklin Pierce University women's cross country team on Sunday morning at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship, hosted by Franklin Pierce. The Ravens finished with 294 points to place 12th in the 14-team field.

Lambert's time was good for 26th on Sunday, and she was the lone Raven to crack the top-50 in the 141-runner field. The next three Ravens all finished in the 70s, as freshman Natalie Davies placed 70th at 28:40, junior Doria Brown (Little Falls, N.J.) finished 75th at 28:57 and junior Shannon Lozier (Merrimac, Mass.) took 79th at 29:00.

Sophomore Holly Lindoe (Holbrook, N.Y.) rounded out the Franklin Pierce scoring five in 90th, with a time of 29:33. Juniors Kayla DiGiantommaso (Manchester, N.H.) in 125th (31:38) and Hadley Doubleday (Plymouth, Mass.) in 128th (31:46) filled out Franklin Pierce's participation in the event.

Stonehill (45 points) took home the team title to claim its 13th Northeast-10 crown, as well as its sixth Conference championship in a row. The Skyhawks posted a 19-point victory over second-place Saint Michael's (64). The top two ran away from the rest of the field, as it was 74 points from Saint Michael's back to Assumption (138), which finished third. Merrimack (150) in fourth and Southern New Hampshire (178) in fifth were the remainder of the top five.

Individually, American International sophomore Pascaline Jerotich (24:00) took home the individual title, which gave the Yellow Jackets the individual Northeast-10 champion in both the men's and women's events on Sunday. Jerotich finished 43 seconds in front of Stonehill sophomore Nicole Borofski (24:43), who finished second. Saint Michael's senior Chloe Boutelle (25:21) in third, SNHU sophomore Laura O'Hanlon (25:23) in fourth and Assumption freshman Antonia Pagliuca (25:30) in fifth rounded out the top five.

The Ravens return to action on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the NCAA Championship East Regional, co-hosted by Franklin Pierce and Merrimack in Nashua, N.H.

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