Outside hitter Kelsey Chipman remembers how close the K-State volleyball team was to knocking off Oklahoma when the two teams met Sept. 19.

"We beat ourselves big time," Chipman said of the 3-2 defeat. "We need to make sure we are doing things right on our side of the net."

Since that loss, the No. 14 Wildcats have won five of their last seven matches, with the only losses coming from top-ranked Nebraska (17-0, 10-0) and No. 6 Texas (13-3, 9-1).

When the Wildcats face the Sooners at 6 tonight in Norman, Okla., coach Suzie Fritz said she thinks her team will show significant improvement.

"We have been spending a good majority of time offensively, so I've seen a lot of growth in that area," Fritz said. "I've also felt like our defensive spontaneity has improved. Those two particular areas I think will help us stay in it better with them this time."

Normally, two or three days separate matches, but K-State will have just one day off from conference play after facing Texas Tech on Wednesday.

Fritz said she sees the bright side of the scheduling, though, and looks at the quick turnaround as a possible benefit.

"We got some rest last weekend with the bye," Fritz said. "I wouldn't want to turn it around every week, but I feel like we can do it. The advantage is that if we go down (to Oklahoma) and we play hard, hopefully we'll play well and then have the weekend off again."

The Wildcats' bye week came after they faced Texas on Oct. 6.

After a full week off, K?State returned to sweep Iowa State and Texas Tech.

Fritz said Oklahoma's offensive attack will be the Wildcats' main concern. Outside hitter Mariana Blum leads the Sooners, averaging 3.45 kills per game.

"They have two good middles, and they get to their outside hitters very, very fast, to the point where it's hard to catch up with it," Fritz said. "That's the biggest one, is in-system speed."

Oklahoma lost 3-0 to Texas on Wednesday and 3-0 to Nebraska on Saturday.

K-State will be the third-straight ranked opponent for OU.