Pitt women’s basketball head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio unveiled the team’s full 2016-2017 schedule Thursday, with nine consecutive home games scheduled at the Petersen Events Center to start the season.

The Panthers’ season starts Nov. 12, with a home game against Mount St. Mary’s, and features several interesting non-conference matchups before the daunting ACC slate begins.

Pitt will host the Purdue Boilermakers at the Pete for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Nov. 30. The Panthers and Boilermakers will meet for the second time in the history of the programs, with Pitt taking the first matchup, 66-62, in 1980.

For their first road game, the Panthers will travel to State College, Pennsylvania, to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions Dec. 10. The in-state rivals haven’t faced each other since 2009, when Penn State defeated Pitt at the Bryce Jordan Center, 77-73.

The Panthers will welcome cross-town rival Duquesne –– fresh off the winningest season in program history including a 79-65 win over Pitt a year ago –– to the Petersen Events Center Dec. 29, before opening conference play at home against the Miami Hurricanes Jan. 2.

Pitt’s full 2016-17 regular season schedule is listed below with home games in bold:

Saturday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. vs. Mount St. Mary’s

Monday, Nov. 14 at 11 a.m. vs. Youngstown State

Thursday, Nov. 17  at 7 p.m. vs. Loyola (Chicago)

Monday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. vs. Loyola (Maryland)

Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 2 p.m. vs. Slippery Rock

Saturday, Nov. 26 TBA vs. Cornell

Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. vs. Purdue (ACC/Big Ten Challenge)

Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2 p.m. vs. UNC Charlotte

Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. vs. Bryant

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. at Penn State

Monday, Dec. 19 at 5 p.m. vs. UTEP (Niceville, Florida)

Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 5 p.m. vs. McNeese State (Niceville, Florida)

Thursday, Dec. 29 TBA at Duquesne

Monday, Jan. 2 at 7 p.m. vs. Miami (Florida)

Thursday, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. vs. Boston College

Sunday, Jan. 8 at 4 p.m. at Louisville

Thursday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. at Notre Dame

Sunday, Jan. 15 at 2 p.m. vs. North Carolina

Sunday, Jan. 22 at 12:30 p.m. vs. Virginia

Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at NC State

Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. vs. Louisville

Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at Syracuse

Sunday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. at Wake Forest

Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. vs. Clemson

Sunday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. at Duke

Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech

Sunday, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. at Georgia Tech

Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. at Florida State

Sunday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. vs. Syracuse