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.

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,

JJ Quinerly scored 17 points, Jordan Harrison added 14 and No. 15 West Virginia beat Pittsburgh 82-54 on Tuesday night.

A matchup at home versus the Towson Tigers is coming up for the West Virginia Mountaineers women (0-0), on Tuesday, November 5 at 7:00 PM ET. If you're looking to go to see West Virginia in person, head to StubHub to purchase your tickets.

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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.