The team also had just three assists and wasn't getting its preferred balance of shots in the paint and from three-point range. But after the Badgers gathered themselves, everything was alright.

Maggie Scannell, Claire Enright and Lacey Eden also scored for the Badgers (21-1-1, 15-1-1 WCHA, 46 points), who have won 19 straight against the Mavericks (10-10-1, 4-10-1, 16 points) and 47 of their last 48. Two of the three meetings this season, however, have made the gap between the teams not look that big.

The Wisconsin Badgers (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) are back on the Kohl Center court on Friday night for a matchup against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-7, 0-4 Big Ten). The two teams' records display a discrepancy in quality,