St. John Fisher University Athletics

Fisher opened its conference play with an 82-60 win over visiting R.I.T. on Saturday afternoon, improving the team’s record to 4-1 on the year.

Lax tallied a career-high 14 points, recording 12 in the first half of play. The junior guard shot 4-for-8 from the floor and was 5-for-5 from the charity stripe. Lax also grabbed a career-high six rebounds and four steals.

For the season, Lax is averaging 5.4 points per game and is 8-for-8 on the year at the foul line.

The Cardinals return to action Monday at 6 p.m. when they host the Medaille College Mavericks at Manning & Napier Varsity Gym.