PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke swimming team won all 13 out of 14 events on the way to a victory over King for Senior Day on Saturday at the Sue Walsh Swimming Pool. 

The Braves defeated the Tornado 207-43. 

Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos broke a Sue Walsh Swimming Pool facility record in the 200-yard Freestyle with a time of 1:53.24. Rodriguez Matos won the events, along with the 100-yard Breaststroke, the 200-yard Breaststroke, and swam a leg on the 400-yard Freestyle relay team. Mariel Mencia Martinez won both the 50-yard Freestyle and the 100-yard Freestyle titles, while newcomers Katie Raleigh won a trio of individual titles and Benedetta Pepe Pugliese won two individual titles. 

The Braves now turn their attention to the Conference Carolinas Tournament. The four-day meet begins on Feb. 21 and will be held at the Kingsport Aquatic Center in Kingsport, Tenn. 
 

UNC PEMBROKE VS. KING (FEBRUARY 3, 2024)
200 Yard Medley Relay
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Katie Raleigh, Benedetta Pepe Pugliese, Tamra Tipton, Sofia Pereira	1:53.81
2	UNC Pembroke 'B' - Audrey Jacobs Maddie Ray, Natalia Sarmiento, Luisa Rios	1:56.78
1650 Yard Freestyle
1	Sofia Pereira	17:46.97
2	Natalia Sarmiento	20:05.06
3	Gretchen Gillenwater	20:30.87
200 Yard Freestyle
1	^ Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	1:53.24
2	Rhyan Murphy	2:01.62
4	Maddie Ray	2:08.47
Exh.	Makalya Dolan	2:10.72
100 Yard Backstroke
2	Tamra Tipton	1:03.62
3	Audrey Jacobs	1:04.94
100 Yard Breaststroke
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	1:05.86
2	Benedetta Pepe Pugliese	1:06.79
3	Maddie Ray	1:09.84
Exh.	Ella Humbert	1:12.65
200 Yard Butterfly
1	Katie Raleigh	2:08.61
2	Gabby Hyson	2:09.05
4	Tamra Tipton	2:28.07
50 Yard Freestyle
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	23.93
2	Rhyan Murphy	24.95
3	Luisa Rios	26.41
Exh.	Makayla Dolan	27.03
100 Yard Freestyle
1	Mariel Mencia Martinez	54.20
2	Gabby Hyson	55.23
3	Sofia Pereira	55.49
Exh.	Rhyan Murphy	56.76
Exh.	Luisa Rios	58.94
Exh.	Makayla Dolan	1:01.12
Exh.	Sara Ormsby	1:06.97
200 Yard Backstroke
1	Katie Raleigh	2:20.41
2	Audrey Jacobs	2:24.19
3	Natalia Sarmiento	2:27.81
200 Yard Breaststroke
1	Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos	2:22.75
2	Maddie Ray	2:37.21
3	Ella Humbert	2:39.61
500 Yard Freestyle
1	Benedetta Pepe Pugliese	5:06.96
2	Sofia Pereira	5:11.00
4	Ella Humbert	5:39.59
Exh.	Gretchen Gillenwater	6:02.36
Exh.	Sara Ormsby	6:39.04
100 Yard Butterfly
1	Katie Raleigh	1:00.49
2	Mariel Mencia Martinez	1:00.50
4	Audrey Jacobs	1:07.66
200 Yard Individual Medley
1	Benedetta Pepe Pugliese	2:09.84
2	Gabby Hyson	2:15.81
3	Tamra Tipton	2:22.45
Exh.	Natalia Sarmiento	2:25.62
Exh.	Gretchen Gillenwater	2:43.54
400 Yard Freestyle Relay
1	UNC Pembroke 'A' - Gabby Hyson, Rhyan Murphy, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos, Mariel Mencia Martinez	3:46.57
^ - Sue Walsh Swimming Pool Facility Record