After an impromptu bye week, the K-State volleyball team (6-6, 0-2 Big 12 Conference) will return to action Saturday when it hits the road for a meeting with No. 11 Iowa State (9-3, 1-2) at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

The Wildcats were given an extra day to prepare for the match when their Wednesday meeting with Texas Tech was postponed due to a flu breakout on the Red Raiders' roster. A makeup date has yet to be announced.

The Cyclones opened the 2009 season in solid fashion, winning nine of their first 10 contests, but they have struggled as of late against stiffer competition. They were swept in back-to-back road matches against No. 2 Texas and No. 24 Baylor.

K-State is also off to a slow start in conference play after stumbling out to an 0-2 start for the first time since 2006. The Wildcats may be out for revenge on the Cyclones, as they were one of just three conference teams to sweep K-State last season and handed the Wildcats a 3-0 loss on senior night last year in Ahearn Field House.

Despite last season's woes against the Cyclones, K-State has dominated the series in recent years. Since the inception of the Big 12 in 1996, the Wildcats own a 22-4 record against the Cyclones, including a stretch of 20-straight wins from 1996 to 2005. Iowa State has a slight 38-36 edge in the all-time series, including a 19-12 mark in Ames.

Iowa State has been led this season by outside hitters junior Victoria Henson, a Kansas native, and sophomore Rachel Hockaday. They average 4.08 and 3 kills per set, respectively. Sophomore middle blocker Debbie Stadick has maintained a .302 hitting percentage through the Cyclones' first 12 matches.

The Wildcats will counter with junior outside hitter JuliAnne Chisholm, who leads the team in kills with 3.2 per set, and senior middle blocker Kelsey Chipman, who averages 2.68 kills and owns a .355 hitting percentage. Redshirt freshman outside hitter Kathleen Ludwig has also been solid this year; she is in the top three on the team in kills, blocks and service aces.

Due to the postponement of Wednesday's match, this will be K-State's second consecutive match outside of Manhattan and the last match of the road trip. First serve is set for 2 p.m.