New Women's Golf Head Coach Joanne Berglund joins Voice of the Owls J.P. Heath.

(All timestamps are estimates)

3:00 - What appealed to her about starting the women's golf program at Rice

5:00 - Her background and what led her into golf and later coaching

8:00 - Getting the word out about a new program and assembling a staff

12:15 - Process of assembling her roster and a breakdown of each player

17:30 - Connection of the new group and the countdown to the first offseason

20:00 - Getting the tournament schedule together

22:20 - Women's Golf Excellence Fund

24:00 - Closing message to fans about this unique endeavor

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CONFERENCE CHAMPION Women's Tennis Head Coach Elizabeth Schmidt joins Voice of the Owls J.P. Heath. They discuss her Owls winning their first American Conference championship at the George R. Brown Tennis Center. Coach discusses the resilience of her team, the unique night of her star player the night before, and the "fight for every inch" motto of the team. She also discusses the homecourt advantage of the George R. Brown Tennis Center, the depth of the roster, her staff and some keys for the NCAA Tournament.

American Conference Most Outstanding Player Divna Ratkovic (19:15) gives an update on how she's feeling after a 24-hour period of sickness, a scooter accident, and conference championship. She recaps the key points in the winning match and a celebratory team dinner and the campus celebration. After talking about her balancing of academics and tennis, she delivers an inspiring message of toughness before talking about winning Scholar Athlete of the Year, and what she does off the court. She concludes by talking about the rest of the team and what brought her to Rice.

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Dunlevie Family Head Football Coach Scott Abell stops by to chat with Voice of the Owls J.P. Heath. They discuss many topics after the conclusion of spring football.

(Time stamps are estimated)

1:00 - Spring Showcase recap

2:40 - Comparing second spring vs. his first spring

3:30 - Staff additions - Tevin Madison (CBs) and Eli Rasheed (DL)

5:30 - Evaluation of the QB room

8:30 - What percentage of the roster is set?

12:30- Some players and position groups that stood out in the spring

15:30 - Impact of proposed NCAA "5 for 5" rule

18:15 - Excitement of opening vs HCU

19:30 - Closing message to fans and a big offseason event for coach!

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