Ofelia Lopez begins her second season as the Director of Men and Women's Golf at The University of Texas-Pan American.

As Lopez oversaw both the men and women's programs, the first-year head coach kept things steady as she juggled both the men and women's schedule. In her first season as head coach, Lopez took the Broncs and Lady Broncs to 13 top-10 finishes for the 2007-08 season.

To begin the spring season, both the men and women captured the tournament title at the Jack Brown Memorial Tournament hosted by Texas A&M-International. With Lopez's guidance, junior Mariale Camey took home the individual tournament title placing first with a three-round score of 153 (74-79-82).

By the end of the season, the men's golf program had competed in eight tournaments, six of which where top-10 finishes. The Broncs recorded their second best finish of the season at the National Minority Golf Championship with a third place showing.

The Lady Broncs competed in a total of 10 contests with eight of them being top-10 finishes. UTPA finished in a close second to Bethune-Cookman at the National Minority Golf Championship. Junior Mariale Camey came close to capturing the title placing second with a three-round score of 226 behind Bethune-Cookman's Becky Dowell (226). At the beginning of the 2007-08 season, the women's golf program was ranked 182 in the Women's College Golf Rankings and jumped 60 spots up by the end of the season.

Despite having a season that runs year round, Lopez was able to keep the Broncs and Lady Broncs focused on their class work. Between the men and women's teams, Lopez had three student-athletes make Dean's List - Second Honors; two Dean's List - First Honors; 11 Bronc Pride 3.0 Club; and one 4.0 on the team.

Prior to joining the UTPA staff, the San Antonio-native spent the previous two seasons as the University of Southern Mississippi's assistant women's golf coach/graduate assistant coach.

During her time at USM, Lopez was primarily responsible for the academic progress of the Golden Eagles' women's golf team to go along with overseeing the strength and conditioning workouts of the program. She also assisted in recruiting efforts for prospective student-athletes and co-organized the Southern Miss Lady Eagle Invitational as well as the Baja Classic and Baja Invitational in Mexico.

The Golden Eagles recorded four top-five finishes during the 2006-07 season, including a third-place showing at the Cincinnati Fall Classic, fourth-place finish at the UAB Fall Beach Bash and fifth-place showing at The Baja Invitational. In addition to their success on the golf course, five members of the USM women's golf team earned Dean's List or Athletic Director's Honor Roll laurels for their work in the classroom.

Lopez had strong ties with the University of Southern Mississippi as she was a four-year standout for the Golden Eagles during her collegiate career, earning first team Conference USA laurels during the 2001 season. A four-time USM student-athlete of the week award recipient, Lopez was a model in the classroom as she was honored with the USM Athletic Director's Bronze Academic Medal as well as cited with Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll honors.

A member of the All-Thirty Team at the University of Southern Mississippi, Lopez continued to compete after her collegiate career came to an end and captured the 2004 San Antonio City Women's Amateur Championship and was a runner-up to be on the Big Break III: Ladies Only Challenge, which is seen on the Golf Channel.

Following her playing career with the Golden Eagles, Lopez served as the Assistant Golf Professional at the Resort Course at La Cantera in her hometown of San Antonio, TX, before being promoted to Tournament Coordinator five months later.

Lopez oversaw the organization and administration of all tournaments and special events while contacting potential players and groups to the Resort Course at La Cantera during her time as the Tournament Coordinator. During her one-year tenure at the Resort Course at La Cantera, Lopez received the Associate of the Quarter Award and began working with the PGA to become a certified Class "A" Golf Professional.

Lopez earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2004.