Abraham Lopez-Mendoza was named assistant coach of the RMU men's soccer program Feb. 8, 2023.

"I am delighted to have Abraham join our staff at Robert Morris," Potter said. "Abraham is a great young coach and a man of high character. He will connect well with our student-athletes and will have a great impact in all areas of the program."

Lopez, a native of Caracas, Venezuela, joins the Colonials after spending the last year as the assistant coach at Presbyterian College. In his one season in Clinton, South Carolina, the Blue Hose posted an overall record of 10-5-2, their first 10-win season in the programs Division I era. Lopez assisted in regional and national recruiting as he helped produce six All-Big South honorees, including goalkeeper Leo Stritter, who was named to the Big-South All-Freshman Team. Presbyterian made its seventh appearance in the Big South Tournament while recording it's second highest seed in the tourney.

"I'm excited to start a new challenge at Robert Morris," Lopez said. "Thank you to Coach Potter for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this program that has a history of winning and competing at the highest level. The history and the culture of this program has given me confidence that this is the right place to be. I look forward to the spring semester to help develop the team in preparations for the fall 2023."

Prior to his stint at Presbyterian, Lopez spent two years as an assistant coach at Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee. With the Wildcats, he played a major role in skill development, while coaching the goalkeepers and worked on game planning.  During his time in Tennessee, the Wildcats were ranked in the NAIA Top 25 and captured the Mid-South Conference title in the spring of 2021. Lopez was a part of a coaching staff that was named Mid-South Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. He helped produce 11 All-Conference players and two All-Americans during that stretch.

He began his collegiate coaching career as an assistant coach at LSU Shreveport for two years. At LSUS, he took part in being the video analysis, created practice outlines, and recruiting. During his time with the Pilots, LSUS won a Red River Conference regular-season title. For the first time in the program's history, the Pilots reached the national tournament and were ranked in the NAIA Top 25 in both seasons.

Lopez is a 2016 graduate of UCF, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and in 2020 earned a Master's in Health Administration from LSU Shreveport. He holds a "C" license with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and the Venezuela Football Federation (VFF), while possessing a United Soccer Coaches goalkeeper license.