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, when they both played in the Big East. It also makes it 59 straight losses to a ranked opponent since 2015. This is the fourth game they've played since departing the Big East, with losses at home in 2018 and 2023 and losses on the road this season and in 2017.