BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos shattered a school record, while Benedetta Pepe Pugliese recorded another NCAA B Standard time to help the UNC Pembroke swimming team to a first-place team finish at the King Invitational on Sunday at the Kingsport Aquatics Center. 
 
Rodriguez Matos took top honors in the 100-yard Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.00 for a new school record. She also swam a leg on the 400-yard Freestyle relay team that won the event. 

Pepe Pugliese added another NCAA B Standard time on Sunday after winning the 400-yard Individual Medley with a time of 4:29.16. The newcomer placed second in the 100-yard Breaststroke. 

Freshman Katie Raleigh claimed a pair of event titles during Sunday's competition after a dominating performance in the 100-yard Backstroke and 200-yard Butterfly. Britta Schwengle won the 100-yard Freestyle, while Schwengle, Rodriguez Matos, Gabby Hyson and Rhyan Murphy won the 400-yard Freestyle. 

UNCP tallied 10 personal-best marks on Sunday. The Braves will be back in action on October 21 when they host a tri-meet with Wingate and Chowan. The meet will start at 1 p.m. at the Sue Walsh Swimming Pool. 
 

@ KING INVITE (OCTOBER 1, 2023)
400 Yard Individual Medley
1	Benedetta Pepe Pugliese	% 4:29.16
8	Natalia Sarmiento	5:06.29
13	Audrey Jacobs	5:23.41
14	Gretchen Gillenwater	5:27.58
100 Yard Backstroke
1	Katie Raleigh	58.60
5	Rachel Carapella	1:04.48
10	Rhyan Murphy	1:06.14
14	Lilly Yancey	1:09.10
100 Yard Breaststroke
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	$ 1:05.00
2	Benedetta Pepe Pugliese	1:06.74
3	Maddie Ray	1:09.37
11	Ella Humbert	1:13.89
13	Kaeleigh Cupples	1:13.94
200 Yard Butterfly
1	Katie Raleigh	2:05.58
2	Gabby Hyson	2:15.15
3	Tamra Tipton	2:17.38
6	Natalia Sarmiento	2:29.56
100 Yard Freestyle
1	Britta Schwengle	53.62
3	Rhyan Murphy	55.12
7	Rachel Carapella	57.40
10	Luisa Rios	58.23
11	Kaeleigh Cupples	58.41
16	Audrey Jacobs	59.55
17	Lilly Yancey	59.86
18	Kaylie Neighbors	1:00.09
19	Maddie Ray	1:00.35
23	Ella Humbert	1:00.55
24	Gretchen Gillenwater	1:00.78
25	Makayla Dolan	1:01.18
400 Freestyle Relay
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Gabby Hyson, Rhyan Murphy, Britta Schwengle	3:36.26
5	UNC Pembroke 'B' - Benedetta Pepe Pugliese, Katie Raleigh	3:50.51
9	UNC Pembroke 'C' - Makayla Dolan, Natalia Sarmiento, Lilly Yancey, Tamra Tipton	3:58.43