AVP Tour
$150,000 Cincinnati Open
August 28 - 31, 2014
(6) Nicole Branagh/Amanda Lawson
 
Nicole Branagh
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 193
Career Wins: 20
Career AVP Wins: 17
Career Winnings: $1,100,692.50
Amanda Dowdy Lawson
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 5, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Austin, TX
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Texas Tech
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 85
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Shepparton 2018)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (4 times)
Career Winnings: $105,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP60000303000 $23,400.00
Previous Cincinnati Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 2010 Misty May-Treanor - 3rd Did not play
Wide Open 2011 Angie Akers - 7th Did not play
2012 Kerri Walsh Jennings - 2nd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/14-17/2014 Manhattan Beach Open 7 5th 450 $4,500.00
AVP 8/7-10/2014 Salt Lake City Open 9 5th 450 $5,200.00
AVP 7/3-6/2014 Milwaukee Open 10 5th 450 $5,200.00
Cincinnati Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/29/2014 Winner 1 Jess Clausen / Morgan Miller (11) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal24940.20801515
 111410.2730503
 213530.15401012
Amanda LawsonTotal261430.4234202
 113710.4622102
 213720.3852100
Fri, 8/29/2014 Contender 1 Aurora Davis / Kelly Schumacher (14, Q2) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal15920.4670713
 18610.6250202
 27310.2860511
Amanda LawsonTotal291930.5526203
 114920.5003001
 2151010.6003202
Sat, 8/30/2014 Contender 2 Brittany Hochevar / Ali McColloch (9) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole BranaghTotal271130.2960922
 115700.4670302
 212430.0830620
Amanda LawsonTotal281630.4645304
 113810.5383102
 215820.4002202
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Nicole Branagh662990.303031410
Amanda Lawson834990.48215709
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Lawson trail the series against the field 4-7 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings 0-1
8/9/14AVPSalt Lake City Open Winner 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Lawson 9 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Fendrick/Sweat 0-2
8/16/14AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Fendrick/Sweat 2 Branagh/Lawson 7 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/5/14AVPMilwaukee Open Winner 2 Fendrick/Sweat 2 Branagh/Lawson 10 21-12, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Capers/Ross 0-1
8/10/14AVPSalt Lake City Open Contender 4 Capers/Ross 3 Branagh/Lawson 9 21-19, 25-23 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Carico/DiCello 0-1
8/17/14AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 6 Carico/DiCello 5 Branagh/Lawson 7 21-18, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Day/Engle 1-0
8/16/14AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Branagh/Lawson 7 Day/Engle 8 21-13, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Hochevar/McColloch 0-1
8/30/14AVPCincinnati Open Contender 2 Hochevar/McColloch 9 Branagh/Lawson 6 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Clausen/Miller 0-1
8/29/14AVPCincinnati Open Winner 1 Clausen/Miller 11 Branagh/Lawson 6 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 14, Q2 Davis/Schumacher 2-0
8/29/14AVPCincinnati Open Contender 1 Branagh/Lawson 6 Davis/Schumacher 14, Q2 21-18, 21-18 0:38
8/9/14AVPSalt Lake City Open Contender 2 Branagh/Lawson 9 Davis/Schumacher 14, Q7 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 Ledoux/Pollock 1-0
8/9/14AVPSalt Lake City Open Contender 3 Branagh/Lawson 9 Ledoux/Pollock 15, Q12 21-17, 21-12 0:35