PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Head coach Linda Michele earned her 100th career win on Monday as the nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College women's lacrosse team won its season-opener with a 21-3 triumph over Roanoke College in the Spring Fling Games in Port Charlotte, Fla.  With the win, Fisher, which is ranked 14th in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association poll, improved to 1-0 in 2017 while the Maroons slipped to 0-3.

Now in her sixth season at the helm of the program, Michele, who owns a career record of 100-35, has guided the Cardinals to five straight Empire 8 Championships along with five consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship.  Under Michele's direction, Fisher has won 15 games or more five times including a program record 17 wins in 2016.

Ten different Cardinals finished with at least one point on the evening, led by Jordan Johnson who had 10 points on six goals and four assists. Mackenzie Levan also aided in the effort ending with six points on three goals and three helpers. Claire Bollin scored a pair of goals and assisted on another while Jaime Wallace found the back of the net three to help as well.

Also pitching in was Olivia Marziale (2G), Kelsie Schindler (2G), Cori Holbrook (1G), Jenna Lippert (1G), Mallory Eymer (1G) and Maria Hristadoulou (1A).

The 21 goals were the most the Cardinals have scored since a win over Alfred on March 28th, 2014.

The Cardinals will return to action at the Spring Fling at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday when they take on Kenyon College in Port Charlotte, Fla.