K-State will return home Wednesday to Ahearn Field House where they have posted a 6-2 record this season.
It comes at a good time for the Wildcats (14-5) who are trying to recover from an early October slump. K-State lost consecutive matches for the first time this season when they fell to Texas and Nebraska.
The Wildcats took their first step out of the slide Saturday when they swept Iowa State.
The victory moved K-State in the Top 25 rankings from 16th to 14th ranked team in the nation. It's their highest spot of the season and their highest rank in four years.
K-State hasn't competed on the floors of Ahearn since Oct. 6 when they fell in five games to the Longhorns.
A bye day last Wednesday contributed to the extended stay away from home competition. The bye was a part of Big 12 scheduling.
"It's just the schedule they give us," coach Suzie Fritz said. "It's always wonderful when we have opportunities to play in Ahearn in front of our people and our fans and in our environment. We are just more comfortable at home than we are in other places."
The Wildcats played three close games in their Saturday match with the Cyclones, using defense to earn an important Big 12 road victory and their first win of the young month. The win moved K-State into fourth in the conference standings.
"We played well against Texas, we just didn't play well in critical times in the match that didn't allow us to get the win," said Fritz. "I felt like we played pretty well against Iowa State."
"To win in three games at anybody else's place is a significant accomplishment."
The return home doesn't draw an easy match-up for the Wildcats as they will welcome Texas Tech at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 1350 KMAN.
The Red Raiders (7-11) have struggled in conference play posting a 1-8 record, but Texas Tech can catch any team off guard with its fast style of play that allows them to make quick changes on the floor.
"They are versatile, they are fast, they have some very nice quick hitters, so in system I think they can be dangerous in that they have the versatility to move their hitters around and do a variety of things," Fritz said.
K-State is 13-1 this season against unranked opponents with the single loss coming to Oklahoma on Sep 19.
Last year, the Red Raiders were the only team that was swept in the season series by the Wildcats who used Texas Tech to win their first conference game of the year. K-State has won 10 of the last 11 against the Red Raiders.
