W&J-Thiel football game rescheduled for Monday

The Presidents’ Athletic Conference college football game between Thiel and 15th-ranked Washington & Jefferson, originally scheduled for Saturday, has been tentatively rescheduled for Monday evening.
On Wednesday evening, Thiel’s Department of Athletics announced it was canceling all practices and games through Sunday. This was in response to the investigation of a gastrointestinal illness found to affect some of its students. To ensure the well-being of its student community, Thiel officials took precautionary steps and began working with the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Department of Agriculture Wednesday to identify a cause of the illness and take appropriate steps to address the situation.
With test results pending, Thiel heeded the advice of the Pa. Department of Health to avoid activities that involve close physical contact, in particular athletics competitions and intramurals. Thiel’s athletic department will be working with league members to reschedule conference tennis, women’s volleyball and soccer events originally scheduled for this weekend.
The football game between the Tomcats (1-1, 1-3) and the Presidents (1-0, 3-0) will be played at Cameron Stadium. Kickoff also is set for 7 p.m.
A final decision on the status of the rescheduled game will be made 2 p.m., Sunday.
Also impacted by this decision are the W&J men’s and women’s soccer doubleheader at Thiel and the W&J volleyball tri-match. All three of those contests have been postponed. The soccer matches have been rescheduled for Oct. 16.