PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke swimming team climbed to the top of the podium in 13 of the meet's 14 events, including school-record performances from both Mariel Mencia Martinez and Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, to fuel 100+-point victories over both No. 40 Lenoir-Rhyne and Roanoke on Saturday afternoon in the UNCP Aquatics Center.
 
UNCP (8-3) improved to 9-0 all-time in their home natatorium after posting a 184-78 win over the nationally-ranked Bears (6-3), as well as a 186-74 victory over the Maroons (4-2). It was UNCP's third-straight win in the series with Lenoir-Rhyne, while the Black & Gold avenged a loss, of sorts, earlier this season to Roanoke who finished one spot better at the Pacer Invitational in mid-November.
 
Mencia Martinez produced an NCAA B Standard qualifying time, as well as broke her own school record, in the 50-yard Freestyle, while also finishing atop the field in the 100-yard Freestyle and 100-yard Butterfly events as well. Newcomer Britta Schwengle, who joined the Black & Gold at the semester break, bested the rest of the field in the 200-yard Backstroke, as well as the 500- and 1000-yard Freestyle disciplines.
 
Rodriguez Matos, who was honored alongside the rest of the program's 6-member senior class during one of the intermissions, shattered her year-old school record in the 200-yard Breaststroke about an hour after capturing the 100-yard Breaststroke event as well.
 
Chiara Ambrosi was tops in the 200-yard Individual Medley, Mary Jensen touched first in the 100-yard Backstroke and Nathalia Silva won the 200-yard Freestyle for the hosts as well. UNCP, which claimed the top-3 spots in two events, while finishing 1-2 in four others, also claimed victory in the 200-yard Medley and 200-yard Freestyle Relay events.
 
The Black & Gold will return to action on January 28 when they trek to Spartanburg, S.C., to take on Conference Carolinas rival Converse (4-3) in an 11 a.m. dual meet inside the Montgomery Student Center.
 

VS. #40 LENOIR-RHYNE, ROANOKE (JANUARY 21, 2023)
200 Yard Medley Relay
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Chiara Ambrosi, Sarah Morden, Rachel Carapella, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	1:50.69
4	UNC Pembroke 'B' - Audrey Jacobs, Nevaeh Roverato, Gina Ruffino, Nina Wiatrowski	2:05.04
1000 Yard Freestyle
1	Britta Schwengle	10:31.59
2	Anna Miller	11:28.12
5	Gretchen Gillenwater	12:08.62
200 Yard Freestyle
1	Nathalia Silva	1:56.99
4	Rachel Carapella	2:08.49
7	Nevaeh Roverato	2:09.78
100 Yard Backstroke
1	Mary Jensen	1:00.74
4	Chiara Ambrosi	1:01.91
9	Sara Ormsby	1:14.75
Exh.	Audrey Jacobs	1:05.78
100 Yard Breaststroke
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	1:06.31
2	Sarah Morden	1:08.45
6	Anna Miller	1:15.09
200 Yard Butterfly
3	Rachel Carapella	2:21.65
6	Natalia Sarmiento	2:33.60
7	Gina Ruffino	2:36.97
50 Yard Freestyle
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	+$ 23.62
2	Mary Jensen	25.61
6	Nevaeh Roverato	27.00
Exh.	Sara Ormsby	29.45
Exh.	Nina Wiatrowski	30.19
Exh.	Noemi Yisra'EL	30.54
100 Yard Freestyle
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	52.72
2	Nathalia Silva	54.48
3	Ketlyn Rodrigues Matos	54.53
Exh.	Gina Ruffino	1:00.66
Exh.	Nina Wiatrowski	1:04.72
Exh.	Noemi Yisra'EL	1:06.89
200 Yard Backstroke
1	Britta Schwengle	2:10.80
3	Chiara Ambrosi	2:14.35
5	Mary Jensen	2:16.61
Exh.	Gretchen Gillenwater	2:30.05
Exh.	Audrey Jacobs	2:31.10
200 Yard Breaststroke
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	$2:23.79
2	Sarah Morden	2:32.06
5	Natalia Sarmiento	2:43.20
500 Yard Freestyle
1	Britta Schwengle	5:09.69
2	Nathalia Silva	5:17.38
3	Anna Miller	5:36.18
Exh.	Gretchen Gillenwater	5:53.28
Exh.	Nina Wiatrowski	6:24.99
100 Yard Butterfly
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	58.17
6	Rachel Carapella	1:03.00
8	Sarah Morden	1:05.62
Exh.	Gina Ruffino	1:07.81
Exh.	Nevaeh Roverato	1:08.05
200 Yard Individual Medley
1	Chiara Ambrosi	2:13.77
6	Natalia Sarmiento	2:27.01
7	Audrey Jacobs	2:29.04
200 Yard Freestyle Relay
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Mary Jensen, Britta Schwengle, Nathalia Silva, Mariel Mencia Martinez	1:38.57
7	UNC Pembroke 'B' - Gretchen Gillenwater, Anna Miller, Sara Ormsby, Natalia Sarmiento	1:52.29
$ - School Record + - NCAA B Standard Qualifying Time