The Backyard Brawl continues on the basketball court Friday night in Pittsburgh, giving the Panthers the chance to win the rivalry game against West Virginia in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2012.

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia had more trouble overcoming itself than it did overcoming Pitt in the last schedule renewal of the women’s basketball Backyard Brawl, turning up the heat defensively until the offense could come around in the fourth quarter of an 82-54 victory to give them a 3-0 start on the season.

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Pitt Panthers women's basketball suffered their first defeat of the season, an 82-54 blowout to rival No. 15 West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl on the road on Nov. 12. The Panthers (2-1) lose their seventh straight to the Mountaineers (3-0) since 2011,

The #15 ranked West Virginia women´s basketball team remained undefeated (3-0) by destroying the Pitt Panthers, 82-54, in the women´s hoops version of the Backyard Brawl tonight! Head coach Mark Kellogg is now an incredible 28-8 in two seasons with the Mountaineers.