ORONO, Maine – Despite junior Haley Lawrence placing first, the Maine women's cross country team dropped a dual-meet to New Hampshire 23-36 on Friday afternoon.
 
The first place finish marked Lawrence's first-ever meet win, as she finished the 5.12 kilometer course in 19:09, over 10 seconds earlier than the second-place finisher.
 
Freshman Emma Jourdain crossed the finish line next for the Black Bears with a time of 19.41, good enough for fourth-place overall. In her final home meet in Orono, senior Cassandra Howard placed eighth, her best-ever finish on campus, with a time of 20:04.
 
Sophomore Tiffany Tanner placed 11^th with a time of 20:30, while Hope and Faith Gardner finished 14^th (20.43) and 15^th (20.48), respectively.
 
Maine will head to Boston next Friday to run in the Battle in Beantown. The women's meet is set to start at 3:00 p.m. at Franklin Park.