The sixth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women will need to beat a pair of top ten foes this week to grab a share of the Big Ten regular season title. The Hawkeyes visit seventh rated Maryland Tuesday night and need a victory to set up a Sunday showdown against second ranked Indiana. The Hawkeyes are second in the league race at 14-2. Maryland is a game back at 13-3.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Maryland has not lost since a 96-82 setback in Iowa City earlier this month.

Bluder says the have prepared by studying the first meeting as well as what the Terps have done the last few games.

The Hawkeyes enter having won 11 of their last 12.

That’s Hawkeye guard Kate Martin