The St. John Fisher College men's lacrosse team jumped out to an 8-0 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, as the Cardinals posted a 24-5 win over visiting Medaille College today at Growney Stadium in the season opener for both teams.

Fisher, who scored the most goals in a single game in the program's eight-year history, took a 1-0 lead just 1:01 into the game on a goal from Dave Malone with Matt Kaiser picking up the assist.

Malone led Fisher on the day with four goals and two assists for six points, while Kaiser added five points on two goals and three assists.

            
Chris Schmidt tallied four goals, while Ryan Schmidt added three goals. Junior Scott Bowen came through with a four-point day on one goal and two assists, as did freshman Kyle Denhoff, who registered four points on two goals and two assists in his collegiate debut. Fellow freshman Kory Smart totaled three points on two goals and one assist.

Sophomores Erich Rassow and Zach Fayette# each scored a goal (the first of their careers), while classmate Mike Mooney chipped in with two goals and one assist.

Senior All-American Dave Wood won 13-of-15 face-offs and led the Cardinals with 11 ground balls.

Jeff Price scored two goals, while first-year players Aaron Gregory and Kyle Hayward each picked up an assist, marking their first career points at Fisher.

Fisher will return to action at 4 p.m. on Tuesday and will host SUNY Oswego.