As Iowa's Thursday night date at Illinois approaches, here's three final thoughts on the Hawkeyes' battle vs. top-10 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,

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