Wichita State prepared for the NCAA bowling tournament with markers and colored pencils. Coach Holly Harris handed out white paper and asked the bowlers to draw their house last week.
"Some of us had two-story houses, pool parties, ping pong tables," said junior Paige Wagner. "Mine had a volleyball pool party with all the cold drinks you could want and speakers. Sunny day. Having a good time."
The Shockers drew those houses before the NCAA's Lansing (Mich.) Regional to expand on the motto that defines their postseason run – "Stay in our house.