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COVID-19 issues within UW women's basketball program force Badgers to cancel their game Thursday against Eastern Illinois

Marisa Moseley's Wisconsin team is on pause after positive COVID-19 tests. Thursday's game has been canceled.
Marisa Moseley's Wisconsin team is on pause after positive COVID-19 tests. Thursday's game has been canceled.

MADISON -- The Wisconsin women's basketball game against Eastern Illinois, scheduled for Thursday at the Kohl Center, has been called off.

The decision was made by UW medical officials after individuals in the UW program tested positive for COVID-19.

UW's next scheduled game is Dec. 30 against visiting Purdue.

It is unclear whether UW will be able to play that game.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin women's basketball game Thursday canceled due to COVID-19