Jane Asinde plays with an energy that is striking. That ferocity starts with moments of reflection before each game.
Asinde, a 6-foot-1 junior forward for Wichita State, quietly recites Bible verse Joshua 1:9 as she prepares. It reads "Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest."
"I memorized it in my heart," she said. "This is my encouragement verse before I play. I say it in the locker room, on game days, when I'm going to the court.