As the No. 22 K-State volleyball team rolled over Northern Iowa 3-0 in the Varney's Kansas State Invitational, coach Suzie Fritz said she saw a glimpse of the best K-State team she has ever coached.

"From start to finish in the Northern Iowa match, we were playing as well as we have played all season," Fritz said. "I told the team that there were times in that match that that's the best Kansas State team I've ever been affiliated with."

Though Fritz was most pleased with the Northern Iowa match, she said her team played with good rhythm throughout the tournament. The Wildcats won all nine games they played against Fresno State, Northern Iowa and Arkansas.

With K-State leading big against Fresno State, Fritz rested starters Rita Liliom and Nataly Korobkova for much of the match. Freshman outside hitter Julianne Chisholm came off the bench to record seven kills on a team-high 19 attacks.

"It's good to get on the floor," Chisholm said. "You get the reps in practice, but it's so different once you get into the match and have to think about all the different things you need to do. It's really helpful to get into games like this." Chisholm, a freshman from Hillsboro, Kan., has tallied 18 kills in 12 games this season.

"She had a tremendous preseason and is still learning," Fritz said. "She certainly has earned some opportunities. We'll need her down the road."

With the preseason now completed, the Wildcats (8-2) have the same record as they did heading into conference play a year ago. Unfortunately for K-State, the 2006 Big 12 Conference season was a struggle, as the Wildcats finished 4-16 in league play.

"I think that we are where we need to be right now," Fritz said. "We are pleased with what we got out of the preseason. We learned an immense amount about our team."

K-State will begin Big 12 action Wednesday on the road against Kansas (7-3).