Wesleyan and St. Paul's Football Opener Cancelled

released: 8/27/2009

     

West Virginia Wesleyan's season opening football game with St. Paul's VA has been cancelled. St. Paul's Athletic Director Leroy Bacote informed Wesleyan Director of Athletics Ken Tyler of the school's decision early this afternoon. St. Paul's is a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

There will be no make-up date and the Virginia school will be responsible for the cancellation fee of the contract as well as any other costs incurred by Wesleyan.

"In my nearly 20 years of work in collegiate athletics, I have never experienced anything like this," said Tyler. "We are extremely disappointed for our student-athletes and coaches who have been working so hard in anticipation of this game. I know our coaches and players will make the best of this difficult situation and turn their attention to our ‘new' opener next week at Urbana University.