Iowa State was the first Big 12 team to hand No. 8 Texas its first loss of a set in league play this season, but was not able to pull off the upset after losing the match in five sets Wednesday night.

The No. 22 Cyclones (10-7, 4-3 Big 12) will return to Hilton Coliseum for a matchup on Saturday against Oklahoma.

The Sooners (16-6, 5-2 Big 12) are currently sitting at third place in the Big 12 standings, ahead of Iowa State, which is tied for fourth place with Kansas State.

ISU coach Christy Johnson-Lynch said on Monday with the team going up against the Longhorns and Sooners in the same week, it was going to have to stay relaxed and keep things in perspective in its preparation for teams with different styles.

“If there are common themes, we’ll do it all week long, but Oklahoma and Texas are actually pretty different,” Johnson-Lynch said on Monday about preparation for two teams in a span of a few days. “Their offenses are pretty different and what they do well is pretty different.”

Middle blocker Jamie Straube, who had 13 kills, hitting a .294 percentage against Texas, remarked that only having two days to prepare for a team in a league like the Big 12 can be challenging.

Oklahoma swept Texas Tech on Wednesday night, marking its 11th season sweep. Middle blocker Sallie McLaurin, led the OU offense with 16 kills, hitting a percentage of .467.

“At the same time, things that we are going to practice to get ready for Texas are things we need to do against Oklahoma,” Straube said. “I think we are going to do a good job of taking away [learning points] from Texas’ match [and] using what we learned from them in getting ready to play [Oklahoma].”

Outside hitter Rachel Hockaday said a focus for the Cyclone offense has been to get more work with out-of-system balls and to still get strong swings even if the ball isn’t perfectly positioned.

Hockaday recorded 10 kills and 10 digs in the loss to the Longhorns.

“I think it’s a mentality [of] just going up every single swing and just being aggressive,” Hockaday said. “It’s not so much if you make a mistake as long as you’re being aggressive. You’re going to make plays as long as you go up hard every single time.”

Iowa State will take on Oklahoma on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. First serve is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.