Golden Eagles' Lopez Earns C-USA All-Conference Honors
4/23/2001 12:00:00 AM | Women's Golf
Golden Eagles' Lopez Earns C-USA All-Conference Honors
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Southern Miss' Ofelia Lopez was named to the 2001 Conference USA All-Conference golf team at the league's recent championship in Birmingham, Ala.
South Florida placed four players on the 10-member all-conference team, Louisville and Memphis two each, and UAB and Southern Miss one each.
In addition, the top six players from the Conference Tournament were named to the 2001 All-Tournament team. Southern Miss did not have a player to finish in that group.
Lopez, who is a freshman, averaged 76.0 strokes per round in three fall tournaments with a best finish of second in the Lady Panther Invitational where she had rounds of 75-72-79--226.
In four spring events leading up to the conference tournament, Lopez averaged 80.9 strokes in 12 rounds, including a top finish of 15th in the Lady Eagle Classic where she shot rounds of 82-78-78--238.