GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) football game between Thiel College and 15th-ranked Washington & Jefferson College, originally scheduled for this Saturday, has been rescheduled for Monday evening at 7 p.m.

On Wednesday evening, Thiel's Department of Athletics announced it is canceling all practices and games through Sunday, October 1. This is in response to the investigation of a gastrointestinal illness found to affect select 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 on the morning of Wednesday, September 27 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 Department of Athletics 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 (1-3, 1-1) and the Presidents (3-0, 1-0) will be played at Cameron Stadium in Washington, Pennsylvania as originally scheduled. Kickoff is also set for 7 p.m.

A final decision on the status of the rescheduled game is to be made at 2 p.m. Sunday.

Also affected by this issue 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 as well. The soccer matches have been rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 16, with the men playing in Greenville at 4:30 p.m. and the women following at 7 p.m.