Campbell vs UNC Pembroke (Women)
- Saturday, September 24, 2022
- Buies Creek, N.C.
- SCY (25 yards)
- Results (PDF)
- Final Score: Campbell 155, UNC Pembroke 102
Courtesy: Campbell Athletics
BUIES CREEK – The Fighting Camels opened the 2022-23 season with a 155-102 home win over UNC Pembroke Saturday morning. It’s the first season-opening win for the Camels since 2019.
The Camels posted the fastest times in 10 of the 14 events on the day, and had two of the top three finishers in 12 of the 14 events.
The Camels got off to a fast start winning the 200 medley relay with the A team posting a time of 1:47.21. Entering as exhibition to wrap up the match, the A team posted the fastest time in the 200 free relay, the only other relay of the day, with 1:37.86.
Meredith Ashburn had a solid day for the Camels, taking the top spot in both the 100 and 200 free with times of 53.46, 1:57.83, respectively. The senior also won the 100 fly with a time of 59.05
Fifteen newcomers got their first chance to swim at the collegiate level Saturday, and two of them were backstroke event winners. Angelica Ragazzoni won the 100 back posting a 57.45, and Laura Lopez took the 200 back 2:04.40.
Campbell returns to action next Saturday at 11 a.m. back home hosting Liberty on homecoming. Meet results will once again be available on MeetMobile.
Courtesy: UNCP Athletics
BUIES CREEK – Nathalia Silva touched ahead of the rest of the field in both the 500- and 1000-yard Freestyle, while Mariel Mencia Martinez, Ketlyn Rodriguez Matos and newcomer Chiara Ambrosi all captured event titles as well, but the UNC Pembroke swimming team succumbed to NCAA Division I rival Campbell, 155-102, in the season opener for both squads on Saturday.
Silva opened her day with a win of more than three seconds in the 1000-yard Freestyle, but bettered that performance with a win of more than seven seconds in the 500-yard Freestyle. She also finished second in the 100-yard Freestyle – just 2.09 seconds behind Campbell’s Meredith Ashburn.
Mencia Martinez registered a time of 24.05 on the way to capturing top honors in the 50-yard Freestyle, and Rodriguez Matos finished nearly 1-1/2 seconds better than the rest of the field in the 200-yard Breaststroke. Ambrosi tallied a win of more than five seconds in the 200-yard Individual Medley to highlight her collegiate debut.
The Braves will be back in action again next weekend when they make the long trek to Kingsport, Tenn., to take part in the King Invitational. The two-day event will take place inside the Kingsport Aquatics Center.