Men's Lacrosse | 2/29/2016 12:38:00 PM

ITHACA, N.Y. — The threat of inclement weather has caused the 2016 home opener for the nationally-ranked Ithaca College men's lacrosse team to be moved up to Tuesday afternoon, with the first faceoff scheduled for 4 p.m. at Higgins Stadium.

The game between Ithaca (1-0) and Lycoming (1-2) was originally slated for a 4 p.m. start on Wednesday. Fans can watch the game for free here and can follow the action with live stats here.

Ithaca is ranked 18th in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Coaches' poll, and is 19th in the LaxMagazine.com preseason poll. The Bombers have won the nine matchups against the Warriors dating back to the 2005 season.

Ithaca is coming off a 16-4 victory over Marywood (Pa.) University Saturday in the Bombers' season opener.

Trailing 2-1 10 minutes into the contest, the Bombers rattled off eight straight goals during a span of 11:13 bridging the first and second quarters. Sparking the run was junior attack John Januszkiewicz, a first-team All-Empire 8 attack in 2015. Januszkiewicz scored six second-quarter goals in a span of 12:06 and finished with a career-high seven goals.

Junior Jack Shumway added three goals and an assist, sophomore Jake Cotton recorded one goal with two assists, and freshman Josh Della Puca added two goals as the Bombers won their sixth straight season opener. Senior All-American defender Eli Gobrecht added four groundballs and caused three turnovers in the win. Ithaca won 18 of 24 faceoffs (75 percent), led by sophomore Steven Landspurg, who won all 11 of his faceoffs, and freshman John Skinner, who won all four of his faceoffs.