BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Junior forward Anabela Jakelic (Zagreb, Croatia) posted a massive double-double with 17 points and a game-high 19 rebounds, but the Pratt Institute women's basketball team opened its 2026-27 campaign with an 84-39 loss to St. Joseph's University, Brooklyn on Friday evening in the St. Joseph's (Brooklyn) Tip-Off Tournament.

Senior Emily Carlson (Utica, N.Y.) added 10 points and seven rebounds for Pratt (0-1). The host Bears (1-0) were led by a game-high 30 points from Mercedes Perez.

St. Joseph's used a 19-0 run in the first quarter to build a lead it would not relinquish, taking a 44-16 advantage into halftime.

The Cannoneers' best stretch came in the fourth quarter, where they assembled a 9-0 run to cut a 72-28 deficit to 72-37 with 5:39 remaining. Jakelic scored five points during the burst and Carlson accounted for the other four, including a three-point play.

Jakelic (Zagreb, Croatia) was dominant on the glass to go with her team-best 17 points. She shot an efficient 6-of-9 from the field and added three assists, two blocks, and two steals in 38 minutes of action.

Carlson also shot the ball well, hitting 3 of 5 attempts from the floor. She finished with 10 points, seven rebounds, and a team-high three steals.

In her collegiate debut, first-year Phaedra Michaelides (Kavala, Greece) provided a spark off the bench with seven points on 3-of-4 shooting in 11 minutes. Sophomore Dahlia Dimitrov (Montreal, Canada) dished out a team-high four assists.

Rebekka Hjalmarsdottir chipped in 12 points and six assists for the Bears.

Pratt returns to the Hill Center on Saturday, November 7 to face St. Joseph's University, Long Island in a neutral-site contest to conclude the tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for noon.