Ruben Lopez was hired as the assistant coach of the Florida Tech volleyball program in May 2022.
Lopez comes to Florida Tech after serving as assistant coach at the University of Charleston since 2020. As assistant coach at Charleston, Lopez was responsible for overseeing game day administration tasks while spending focused time coaching the passers and hitters on the team. He will also take the lead on monitoring academic progress. Over his two years with the Golden Eagles, he helped turn around the program to its best winning percentage since 2011 as UC finished with an overall record of 22-12 and a 12-6 mark in MEC play.
A successful collegiate athlete himself, Lopez was a two-year member of the Aquinas College men’s volleyball team in Grand Rapids, Michigan. While at Aquinas, he led the inaugural team to the NAIA national championship and was named to the All-Tournament team in 2018-19.
Prior to his time at Aquinas, he spent two years playing for the Irvine Valley College Lasers where he earned First Team All-OEC honors.
Additionally, in his off time in California, Lopez used to assist the USA Women’s Volleyball National Team in their training.
Lopez, a native of nearby Winter Park, Florida, graduated from Aquinas College in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in Sports Management.
