IOWA CITY — Even inside the Big Ten’s rugged women’s basketball league, opportunities like Monday don’t come along all too often. Handed a chance to make its loudest statement this season as the March chatter begins to intensify, No. 9 Iowa (15-4, 7-1 Big Ten Conference) heads to No. 2 Ohio State (19-0, 8-0) for Monday’s nationally televised affair. It’s a tall task certainly, but the Hawkeyes have a shot to leave the first dent on the Buckeyes’ flawless resume to date. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m. on ESPN2. “They have four people in double figures, and that’s really, really hard to guard,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said. “An excellent basketball team, but I feel like we’re playing pretty good basketball right now. We’re going to do the best we can there.” You won’t catch Bluder zooming out to digest the next month ahead. But it’s a big…
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