A pair of national contenders are heading to Charlottesville, where the Cavaliers will fight for an upset victory or two.
Virginia closed out the regular season with a mostly comfortable victory against the Division III school.
"Towards the end of the games, I make big plays either for me or my teammates," Ames said.
Interim Coach Ron Sanchez has now lost a current player and a prized recruit in a span of less than 12 hours.
In a surprising move, the senior guard has left the men's basketball program after Tony Bennett retired.
The junior centerback is the nation's most prolific goal-scoring defender.
Senior outside hitter Elayna Duprey led the team throughout the match with 22 points and 18 kills.
Just about everything that could have gone wrong for Virginia football went wrong.
The Cavaliers topped Clemson 1-0 in front of a packed out Klöckner Stadium.
Pittsburgh set a program record for the quickest cluster of three goals.
The Cavalier offense had its worst outing of the season as they were once again defeated by the rival Tar Heels.
Needing to keep pace in the race for a bowl game berth, the Cavaliers host a favorable matchup.
The Cavaliers upset a top-10 Pittsburgh team on the road two years ago — they will look to do it again Friday night.
The Cavaliers have all the pieces in place to win, even with a difficult schedule ahead.
With a win, the Cavaliers would take control of first place in the ACC.
The Cavaliers continue their best ACC run since 2006.
Bennett buoyed Virginia in a way that legendary coaches of other programs did not.
As Virginia turns the page on the Tony Bennett era, Sanchez is the next in line.
Cavaliers occupied both spots in the doubles final and one in the singles final.
Virginia dug out of a massive hole just to reach the final set.
