Iowa had a home game last night against Maryland. The Hawkeyes outscored the Terrapins 39-26 in the second half with two Hawkeyes reaching double digit performances. Despite the effort in the latter half it was the start of the game that dug the Hawkeye’s hole.

Iowa women's basketball (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) suffered their second Big Ten defeat on the campaign and third overall loss on Sunday after dropping a 74-66 contest to No. 7 Maryland (14-0, 4-0 Big Ten) from a jam-packed Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball couldn't climb out of a first-half hole that reached as many as 25 points Sunday vs. Maryland.

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Elements of Sunday's loss should have the Hawkeyes concerned, but not in full-blown panic. Generating productive urgency is Iowa's next challenge.

With the expansion of the Big Ten to 18 teams, the landscape of women’s basketball in the conference has changed. After years of the Maryland Terrapins, Indiana Hoosiers, Iowa Hawkeyes and Ohio State Buckeyes taking their turns at the top of the conference,