PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke swimming team captured 11 individual event titles, as well as touched ahead of the rest of the field in both relay events, to cruise to a pair of victories on Saturday afternoon in the UNCP Aquatics Center. The Braves dispelled of previously-unbeaten Salem, 194-66, while also pummeling Chowan, 211-39.
 
The triumphs kept the Braves (5-2) unbeaten in their home natatorium over the last two seasons, while also marking the third- and fourth-straight dual meet victories of the 2022-23 campaign as well. It was the seventh dual meet loss of the season for the Hawks (0-7), but the first setback of the campaign for the Tigers (5-1). UNCP will face both squads again, Feb. 15-18, at the Conference Carolinas Championships.
 
Juniors Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos (200 Free, 200 Breast, 200 IM) and Mariel Mencia Martinez (50 Free, 100 Free, 100 Fly) both claimed a trio of individual event titles, as well as swam a leg on a relay squad that claimed top honors on the afternoon as well. Rodriguez Matos swam the opening leg of a win by the 200-yard Medley Relay team, while Mencia Martinez swam the opening leg of the victory by the 200-yard Freestyle Relay squad.
 
Nathalia Silva outdid the rest of the field in both the 500- and 1000-yard Freestyle events, while newcomer Mary Jensen touched first in the 100- and 200-yard Backstroke. Freshman Chloe Imsand claimed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke as well.
 
The Braves will get the remainder of the calendar year off from competition, and will resume their 2022-23 regular season schedule on January 7 when they head to Emory, Va., to challenge Catawba and Emory & Henry.
 

VS. SALEM, CHOWAN (DECEMBER 3, 2022)
200 Yard Medley Relay
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Sarah Morden, Rachel Carapella, Nathalia Silva	1:52.13
4	UNC Pembroke 'B' - Chiara Ambrosi, Anna Miller, Gina Ruffino, Natalia Sarmiento	2:00.40
1000 Yard Freestyle
1	Nathalia Silva	10:59.97
2	Anna Miller	11:51.78
3	Gretchen Gillenwater	12:08.64
200 Yard Freestyle
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	2:01.41
3	Natalia Sarmiento	2:09.88
6	Nevaeh Roverato	2:12.49
Exh.	Nina Wiatrowski	2:18.26
100 Yard Backstroke
1	Mary Jensen	1:00.47
3	Rachel Carapella	1:06.10
5	Sara Ormsby	1:16.06
100 Yard Breaststroke
1	Chloe Imsand	1:07.78
3	Sarah Morden	1:10.15
5	Anna Miller	1:17.23
Exh.	Gretchen Gillenwater	1:25.27
200 Yard Butterfly
2	Rachel Carapella	2:22.21
3	Natalia Sarmiento	2:34.54
4	Gina Ruffino	2:39.87
Exh.	Audrey Jacobs	2:43.17
50 Yard Freestyle
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	24.14
2	Mary Jensen	25.87
4	Sarah Morden	26.81
Exh.	Nina Wiatrowski	29.09
Exh.	Gina Ruffino	29.34
Exh.	Noemi Yisra'EL	31.77
100 Yard Freestyle
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	54.48
2	Chloe Imsand	56.57
6	Nevaeh Roverato	1:00.20
Exh.	Nina Wiatrowski	1:03.20
Exh.	Noemi Yisra'EL	1:08.47
200 Yard Backstroke
1	Mary Jensen	2:17.50
3	Audrey Jacobs	2:27.22
5	Sara Ormsby	2:48.96
200 Yard Breaststroke
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	2:27.42
3	Chloe Imsand	2:33.58
4	Sarah Morden	2:48.28
500 Yard Freestyle
1	Nathalia Silva	5:20.28
2	Anna Miller	5:45.33
3	Gretchen Gillenwater	5:58.62
Exh.	Sara Ormsby	6:49.48
100 Yard Butterfly
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	1:00.69
3	Rachel Carapella	1:03.37
5	Nevaeh Roverato	1:09.19
Exh.	Gina Ruffino	1:07.25
200 Yard Individual Medley
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	2:15.00
3	Natalia Sarmiento	2:22.85
6	Audrey Jacobs	2:30.64
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Mariel Mencia Martinez, Chloe Imsand, Mary Jensen, Nathalia Silva	1:42.73
3	UNC Pembroke 'B' - Nevaeh Roverato, Gretchen Gillenwater, Audrey Jacobs, Nina Wiatrowski	1:52.69
$ - School Record + - NCAA B Standard Qualifying Time