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.

The Terps improve to 14-0 with a road win against a ranked Iowa team. Kaylene Smikle lead Maryland with 26 points.

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

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,

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USC has been inconsistent in starting Eric Musselman’s first season, while Indiana has played well and can continue playing well in this game at home against the Trojans. It’s time to continue our College Basketball odds series with a USC-Indiana prediction and pick.

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