Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women's Cross-Country team was back in action this Saturday afternoon as they headed to UMass-Dartmouth to compete in the UMass-Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational Meet. In a field of over 340 and 40 teams, ranging from DI-DIII, the Lancers were set to hit the course.

Junior Leah Berg (Worcester, MA) would claim the top finish for Worcester, crossing in a time of 21:29.48 to lead the Lancer contingent at this afternoon's 5k race. Sophomore Bridget O'Malley (Leominster, MA) would come in just under a minute behind with a mark of 22:18.35 while first year Samantha Edwards (East Longmeadow, MA), in a time of 22:48.63, and junior Kelsey Gendreau (Seekonk, MA), in a time of 22:52.10 would grab the next two finishes for Worcester. Fellow first year Casandra Dirsa (Bolton, MA) would claim the fifth scoring spot for the Lancers with her time of 24:32.40, just edging out juniors Claudia Symonick (Auburn, MA) at a time of 24:52.57 and Jillian McMenemy (Westborough, MA) with a 25:21.90 for the spot.

Worcester State returns to action on October 12^th as they head to James Earley Invitational as they begin the last stretch of prepping for the MASCAC Championships on November 2^nd.