This is a shame.  Hoping anyone who is infected has a complete and speedy recovery.

 

Hopefully a speedy recovery to whomever contracted, and a small silver lining, more time for Jamison Battle to recoup from his concussion

As per the GW official page, both the Dayton and URI games have been "postponed". No es bueno. Stay safe everyone, wear a mask, stay at home, wash your hands. This virus did not disappear like some sort of mircale in April or on Nov 4 because it was some sort of political ploy (lost a friend last week and friend lost her mother yesterday, this shit is very real).

Second the condolences for GWAA. A terrible thing.
We had been doing quite well in comparison to many other team under JC in dealing with Covid.
  And this apparently happened when we weren't in Foggy Bottom for unrelated reasons.
Hope if Coach Christian has symptoms, they stay mild.
He's young and strong and sure that we all hope that he feels better real soon.

I called for JC to get fired and I'm still not convinced he's the right coach for us ether in the short or long term but I most certainly do wish him a speedy recovery. Condolences to your friend @GWAA. Stay safe everyone! 

Hmmmm. How many more "postponements" before shitcanning the season becomes a serious option? I see volleyball has issued a schedule (and starts playing this week) but ColonialsBall is yet to indicate it will have a season yet, Honestly, I would put health and safety ahead of fulfilling contractural obligations for games, but would hate to see the players and staff put so much in to a season that gets nipped in the bud.

We have 13 A-10 games left to play. Given that Feb. 6 is probably the earliest next game, it's hard to see how we could finish conference play by the first week of March. Another delay and our season may be over. 

It would be nice to have more detail about what is happening now ad options for the rest of our season. Loyal fans like to be kept informed as much as possible.

AT Hiker wrote:

We have 13 A-10 games left to play. Given that Feb. 6 is probably the earliest next game, it's hard to see how we could finish conference play by the first week of March. Another delay and our season may be over. 

It would be nice to have more detail about what is happening now ad options for the rest of our season. Loyal fans like to be kept informed as much as possible.

I think in fairness there is very little GW can accurately say right now.

First, the course of the virus and whether additional players and/or coaches will be affected is unknown. HIPAA prevents GW from discussing who is affected and how severely. The only reason we know about JC is because he publicly shared that he was positive. I can tell you that the current situation involves players and coaches but as to exactly how many, when they first tested positive, or which ones I do not know. However, I was led to believe that no one to date has had any severe symptoms, it is currently anticipated that all will recover well. However, as we are all aware, things can change quickly with respect to new infections etc.

Second, until the health situation is resolved enabling the team to re-start practices and games, it is difficult for GW  to put out a plan of rescheduled games.

GWRising wrote:

Of secondary concern is that this issue will undoubtedly affect the 2021 NCAA tournament and Conference tournaments. Imagine if a number one seed has a positive test a day before their first game. The NCAA is going to have their hands full navigating this situation.

They should probably just take the NET rankings and pick the top 68 teams for the tournament. If the school can’t play or opted out, take the next highest ranked team. Yes it would potentially make the conference tournaments irrelevant but it would probably be the safest option for all involved.