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Wildcats make trip to Colorado after 1st conference loss

Joel Jellison

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Published: Friday, September 21, 2007

Updated: Monday, July 7, 2008

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Christopher Hanewickel

With its first conference loss now a memory, the K-State volleyball team will take to the road Saturday for a match against Colorado.

The No. 16 Wildcats (10-3) lost a hard-fought match with Oklahoma on Wednesday.

K-State put up better numbers than the Sooners but lost in five games.

It was the end of a five-match winning streak for K-State in which the Wildcats swept each of the five opponents.

Colorado has had an up-and-down season so far and comes into the match with a 5-5 record.

The Buffaloes lost their Big 12 home-opening match Wednesday to Baylor in five games, squandering a lead late in the fifth game.

Colorado already has experienced success against a ranked opponent this season, beating California during the Colorado Invitational.

All five of Colorado's wins have come by way of a sweep.

It has been a close series for the Wildcats and Buffaloes, with K-State holding an 11-9 record in the past 20 meetings.

Colorado leads the overall series 25-16 and beat K-State twice last season.

The match will take place at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo.