COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) –  Kaila Charles scored 21 points, and No. 10 Maryland turned a showdown for first place in the Big Ten into a full-fledged blowout by taking charge early against 17th-ranked Iowa and coasting to 93-59 victory Thursday night.
 
Seeking revenge for a loss at Iowa last month, the Terrapins (21-4, 12-2) never trailed in extending their winning streak to 10 games. Maryland led by 11 after the first quarter, expanded the margin to 25 at halftime and took a staggering 74-38 lead into the fourth quarter.
 
"That was a lot of fun and the thing I love about this team is they are just a bunch of competitors," head coach Brenda Frese said. "This is the type of game that I knew they'd be ready to play. It was a very prideful game for us and you could see it building up to how we have been playing, our practices. Again, I can't say enough of each and every one of them showing up to play and I thought it started defensively from the tip. We set the tone unselfishly."
 
The win is Maryland's largest ever over a ranked Big Ten opponent. The Terrapins also picked up their sixth win over a ranked team this season, all since Dec. 28.
 
Iowa (20-5, 11-3) had won 11 of 12, including a 66-61 win over the Terps on Jan. 6, but the Hawkeyes were no match for a Maryland team that spread the ball around on offense and was relentless on defense.
 
Ashley Owusu had 17 points and 10 assists, Shakira Austin scored 20 points and Stephanie Jones added 16, making all eight of her shots from the floor.
 
Monika Czinano led Iowa with 15 points and Kathleen Doyle scored 10 on 4-for-16 shooting. The Hawkeyes committed 27 turnovers, shot 40 percent and were outrebounded 38-31.
 
In the game at Iowa, Maryland guard Taylor Mikesell scored 5 points and went 1 for 9 from beyond the arc. This time, she nailed her first four 3-point attempts to help Maryland build a 34-16 lead early in the second quarter.
 
Charles had 14 points, and Mikesell and Owusu had 12 apiece to help Maryland go up 48-23 at halftime. Though the Terrapins had numerous layups and went 10 for 17 from the floor in the second quarter, their defense was even more impressive.
 
Pressing from the outset, Maryland forced 12 turnovers in first half -- including three shot-clock violations -- and limited Iowa to 10-for-26 shooting.
 
Charles reached 1,900 career points Thursday night and has 1,907 in her career, along with 895 rebounds.
 
Charles was named to a Cheryl Miller Award Finalist on Feb. 12, to the Citizen Naismith Trophy Mideseason List Feb. 11, the Wooden Award Midseason List Feb. 3 and a Senior CLASS Award finalist on Feb. 5. Blair Watson was named to the Naismith Womens Defensive Player of the Year midseason watch list on Jan. 23.
 
Next, the Terrapins will hit the road to play at Penn State (7-17, 1-12) Sunday at 2 p.m. in State College, Pa. The Terps-Lady Lions game will be streamed online through BTN Plus.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.
  

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