College Volleyball: Wisconsin’s offense overpowers Minnesota

No Wisconsin s well-oiled offensive machine crushed No Minnesota at Maturi Pavilion Friday night in straight sets - - - An all-encompassing first set win for the Badgers set the tone and Wisconsin duplicated that dominance in sets two and three Wisconsin overcame arrangement errors by outclassing Minnesota in the kills department - and hit Cook noted the Badgers were the more assertive group and it led to Minnesota fighting an uphill battle from the first set You re either applying pressure or feeling it Cook explained Their attacking made it challenging for us in transition Their serving made it complex 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 hitter Kelly Kinney Minnesota s threshold crowd created a cacophony of noise to charge up the Gophers before a senior night Demarcation Battle Wisconsin arrived in Minneapolis on an eight-match win streak one of those victories being a four-set home win over Minnesota on Nov Badgers senior outside hitter Mimi Colyer opened the match with three kills on three swings and her back-to-back aces midway through Set gave the Badgers a - edge Cook announced the facility pressure Wisconsin was able to apply was a big factor in the match They were really aggressive from the function line more than they were the first time we played them Cook declared So that causes various problems for us right away The Badgers finished with eight aces compared to the Gophers three in the match Minnesota bounced back with a five-point scoring run out of its timeout Senior outside hitter Julia Hanson registered two organization aces in that stretch The visitors blasted through the Minnesota block and built a commanding lead late to snatch the first set Wisconsin s hitters teed off in Set but four provision errors allowed Minnesota to hang around in the first half of the set The Badgers posted kills to Minnesota s five in the first set while Wisconsin hit in a set they controlled from the first serve It looked bleak for the Gophers as Wisconsin was - in matches they won the first set The second set mirrored Set as Wisconsin jumped out to an early lead but a - Gophers run with Hanson at the system line kept it tight The Badgers followed suit with a - scoring run leading to an eight-point advantage en passage to a Set win Wisconsin turned on cruise control in the third set as it decisively swept Minnesota Badgers sophomore setter Charlie Fuerbringer put up a match-high assists and Colyer produced a team-high kills and nine digs It was the first win for Wisconsin at Maturi Pavilion since Cook declared he narrated his company post-game that their best moment is still ahead of them If we play the way that we are capable next week I think we ll be very happy Cook noted I recounted them I m looking forward to coaching them either at The Pav or traveling with them on the road Minnesota shifts its focus to the NCAA Tournament selection show at p m on Sunday The Gophers four-set win over No Purdue on Wednesday aided their quest to host the first two rounds but being swept at home did not help the cause Related Articles Men s basketball Big Ten slate looks more daunting with Gophers struggling in nonconference play Gophers add big Pennsylvania running back Niko Castillo to class Gophers football vs Wisconsin Keys to match how to watch who has edge Cold relationship between P J Fleck and Luke Fickell heats up Axe rivalry Men s basketball Gophers fall to Stanford