PEMBROKE – Athletics department officials from The University of North Carolina Pembroke announced on Monday morning that soccer's Klara Persson and football's Jadin Baptist have been named the Scotland Health Care System Braves of the Week for the week ending on October 18, 2026.

A native of Sölvesborg, Sweden, Persson helped ignite the UNCP offense on Saturday to overcome a late deficit against Chowan. The freshman scored a pair of goals in the second half of Saturday's 4-3 victory. Persson finished the week with five shots, three of which were on goal. 

Baptist played a key role in helping the UNC Pembroke defense allow just 63 yards during Saturday's shutout victory at Barton. A native of Aberdeen, Baptist finished Saturday's game with a team-best eight tackles, six of which were solo tackles. The junior also had 2.0 tackles for a loss of five yards.  

 

BRAVES OF THE WEEK
Week		Student-Athlete	Student-Athlete	Summary
8/31		Willow Price	Josh Ehrlich	Release
9/7		Abby Peduzzi	Ed Carney	Release
9/14		Haley Sensenig	Malik Brown	Release
9/21		Emily Collings	Josh Ehrlich	Release
9/28		Abby Peduzzi	Jakori Hood	Release
10/5		Isabella Dillman	Josh Ehrlich	Release
10/12		Willow Price	Josh Ehrlich	Release
10/19		Klarra Persson	Jadin Baptist	Release