Sept. 14, 2002

HANOVER, N.H. -- The 14th-ranked Providence College women's cross coutry team scored 34 points and won its second consecutive meet of the season by placing first of seven teams at the Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday, September 14 in Hanover, N.H.

Senior Roisin McGettigan (Wicklow, Ireland) was victorious in her second consecutive meet as she crossed the finish line in a time of 19:05, four seconds faster than Keene State's Mary Prouxl. Sophomore Mary Cullen (Sligo, Ireland) finished fourth in a time of 19:23, while junior Emily Tallen (Kingston, Ont.) finished eighth in a time of 19:44. Also scoring for the Friars, were graduate student Heather Cappello (Lockport, N.Y.) (10th-19:53) and sophomore Deirdre Byrne (Avoca, Ireland) (11th-19:54).

The Friars' next competition will be on September 28 at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis, Minn. The meet is scheduled to start at noon.

WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Top 10 Finishers
1.	Roisin McGettigan       PC       19:05
2.	Mary Proulx             Keene    19:09
3. 	Kristen Coon            URI      19:11
4.	Mary Cullen             PC       19:23
5.	Nicole Kelleher         D        19:36
6.	Caroline Cretti         W        19:40
7.	Jessie Allen-Young      D        19:41
8.	Emily Tallen            PC       19:44
9.	Heidi Westerling        URI      19:49
10.	Heather Cappello        PC       19:53
11.	Deirdre Byrne           PC       19:54


15.	Emer O'Shea             PC      19:58
16.	Lisa Cappello           PC      20:02
28.	Ashley Jersen           PC      20:58
44.	Carol Geddes            PC      21:40

TEAM SCORES
1.	Providence      34
2.	Dartmouth       55
3.	Rhode Island    83
4.	Williams        98
5.	Keene State     113
6.	Tufts           166
7.	Plattsburg      205