No. 10 Wisconsin’s well-oiled offensive machine crushed No. 18 Minnesota at Maturi Pavilion Friday night in straight sets, 25-18, 25-18, 25-17.

An all-encompassing first set win for the Badgers set the tone, and Wisconsin duplicated that dominance in sets two and three. Wisconsin overcame 14 service errors by outclassing Minnesota in the kills department, 52-26, and hit .385.

Cook said the Badgers were the more assertive team, and it led to Minnesota fighting an uphill battle from the first set.

“You’re either applying pressure or feeling it,” Cook said. “Their attacking made it difficult for us in transition. Their serving made it difficult for us to side out.”

The Gophers only led for a single point in the match, the first point of the second set, on a kill from freshman outside hitt

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