The No. 25 Wildcats lost to a pair of ranked opponents at last weekend's Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Classic, falling to No. 5 UCLA and No. 16 Hawaii.

K-State's only win of the tournament came against unranked Louisville.

K-State struggled in its first match of the tournament against Hawaii, losing in four games (34-32, 30-26, 25-30, 31-29). Juniors Nataly Korobkova and Rita Liliom led the Wildcats in kills against Hawaii, recording 24 and 20, respectively.

After losing for the first time this season, the Wildcats rebounded with a 3-0 (30-27, 30-23, 30-16) victory over Louisville. The Wildcats tallied 59 kills on 100 attacks for a .480 hitting percentage, the fifth-best hitting percentage in K-State history.

The Wildcats' final match of the tournament featured No. 5 UCLA, K-State's highest-ranked opponent so far this season. UCLA overpowered K-State, beating the squad in four games (30-20, 30-25, 19-30, 30-27). Senior Angie Lastra led the Wildcats with 21 digs, her school-record 22nd career match with 20 or more digs.

Though K-State lost two of its three matches, coach Suzie Fritz said the Hawaii tournament provided a useful measuring stick as the Wildcats prepare for conference play.

"We wanted an opportunity to play and get some competitive matches under our belt and get a real test to see where we line up," Fritz said. "There is no better practice than going up and seeing where we are at."

Next up for the Wildcats is the Varney's Invitational, which begins Friday in Manhattan. K-State opens Big 12 Conference play Sept. 12 at Kansas.