Headlines that MatterLowe: Gonzalez will playMen’s basketball coach Sidney Lowe said on Tuesday freshman point guard Javier Gonzalez had practiced for a couple days and will play in Thursday night’s season opener against William & Mary.Lowe said redshirt sophomore Farnold Degand will start, but that Gonzalez will also play. For now, until Tennessee transfer sophomore Marques Johnson becomes eligible at the end of the semester, Lowe said junior shooting guard Courtney Fells will be the team’s third option at point guard.Lowe also said redshirt junior shooting guard Trevor Ferguson’s efforts in practice have him in contention for playing time.

-Clark Leonard

ScheduleThursday Men’s basketball vs. William & Mary, 7 p.m.

Wrestling @ Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

Friday Volleyball @ Wake Forest, 7 p.m.

Saturday Football @ Wake Forest, 4 p.m.

Men’s Soccer Final StandingsTeam ACCBoston College 7-1-0Wake Forest 6-1-1Duke 4-3-1Virginia Tech 3-1-4Maryland 4-3-1North Carolina 3-5-0Clemson 2-6-0Virginia 1-5-2N.C. State 1-6-1Source:ACC

Quote of the Day“We have all this talent. Everything has been going wrong. It started with problems with the soccer field, and then we had all these injuries. Sometimes you want things to go your way, but God just takes it the other way.”-men’s soccer senior El Hadj Cisse on his team’s season

Did you Know ?The men’s soccer team all-time record against Virginia is 14-42-7.

Coming soon in Technician SportsThursday: A feature on cross country coach Rollie GeigerFriday: A feature on receiver Donald BowensMonday: Coverage of the football game against Wake Forest