After sweeping its past four opponents, it is safe to say the K-State volleyball team is on a roll.

The Wildcats (9-2) will attempt to make it a fifth straight when they take on Baylor in their Big 12 home opener at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Ahearn Field House.

Baylor lost its Big 12 opener Wednesday, getting swept by Iowa State. But K?State coach Suzie Fritz said every game is tough in the Big 12 Conference.

"They're all tough from here on out," Fritz said. "That's just the way the league is. I feel good about the way we are playing. It is still very early in the year and we still have a lot of things we can get better and improve on."

Junior outside hitter Rita Liliom said the team hopes to continue the sweeps streak but will be happy with a win of any variety.

"We are definitely ready for them," Liliom said. "We want to play our side and we want to play our side back-to-back."

The Wildcats' offense has been fueled by attack leaders Nataly Korobkova and Liliom this season, with middle blockers Kelsey Chipman and Megan Farr adding a few timely kills.

"I would say Chipman and Farr are doing equally as much - they just don't take as many swings because of the position that they play," Fritz said. "They are doing a nice job of spreading it around a little bit."

The Wildcats looked well-prepared for their Big 12 opener, a 3-0 sweep of Kansas on Wednesday. The Wildcats might have their strong preseason schedule to thank for that.

"I thought we were well-prepared for conference play just simply because we've had a very competitive preseason schedule," Fritz said. "We've played some very talented teams, so I felt as though we were prepared so that when we got into a conference matchup, it wasn't going to be the first time we've seen great volleyball."

K-State's fast start is particularly surprising because the Wildcats were picked to finish in the bottom half of the Big 12.

"I like being picked low in the conference," Fritz said. "It doesn't matter where they pick us in the beginning, what matters most is where we finish in the end and we've always finished higher than they pick us."

Fritz attributed much of the Wildcats' early-season success to their ability to come through in the clutch.

"We still aren't starting games very well, but we are finding a way to play well late in matches, which I think is allowing us to be successful," she said.