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AVP Tour
$250,000 Cincinnati Open presented by Liftoff
August 31 - September 2, 2006

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$507,437.50

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	32	9	6	11	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	$467,525.00
FIVB	10	0	0	2	0	3	0	1	1	3	0	US$105,800.00
Overall	42	9	6	13	0	6	1	2	1	4	0	US$573,325.00

Previous Mason Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	John Hyden - 1st	Jake Gibb - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/24-27/2006	Boulder Open	1	1st	360	$50,000.00
AVP	8/17-19/2006	Brooklyn Open	1	1st	520	$25,000.00
AVP	8/10-13/2006	Manhattan Beach Open	1	2nd	468	$18,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	7	5th	480	US$14,400.00
AVP	7/20-23/2006	Chicago Open	1	1st	520	$25,000.00
AVP	7/13-16/2006	Birmingham-Hoover Open	1	3rd	270	$8,500.00
AVP	7/6-9/2006	Atlanta Open	2	1st	360	$19,000.00
AVP	6/29-7/2/2006	Seaside Heights Open	2	3rd	270	$8,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	5	13th	240	US$6,500.00
AVP	6/15-17/2006	Sacramento Open	2	1st	520	$20,000.00
AVP	6/9-11/2006	Hermosa Beach Open	2	2nd	324	$13,400.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	19	3rd	480	US$16,000.00
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	1	3rd	270	$8,500.00
AVP	5/18-21/2006	Santa Barbara Open	1	3rd	390	$12,000.00
AVP	5/5-7/2006	Tempe Open	1	3rd	270	$8,500.00
AVP	3/31-4/2/2006	Fort Lauderdale Open	1	2nd	324	$13,400.00

Cincinnati Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/1/2006

Winner 2

Brad Keenan / John Mayer (16)

Won 21-13, 21-17

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	8	5	0	0.625	3	3	4	6
	1	5	3	0	0.600	3	2	3	3
	2	3	2	0	0.667	0	1	1	3
Stein Metzger	Total	17	12	3	0.529	0	3	2	1
	1	6	4	1	0.500	0	0	1	0
	2	11	8	2	0.545	0	3	1	1

Fri, 9/1/2006

Winner 3

Anthony Medel / Fred Souza (8)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	13	9	1	0.615	4	3	2	5
	1	7	5	1	0.571	3	1	0	3
	2	6	4	0	0.667	1	2	2	2
Stein Metzger	Total	24	17	0	0.708	0	7	1	1
	1	11	8	0	0.727	0	3	0	0
	2	13	9	0	0.692	0	4	1	1

Sat, 9/2/2006

Winner 4

Dax Holdren / Sean Scott (4)

Lost 21-13, 13-21, 13-15

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	28	18	4	0.500	4	6	0	7
	1	10	6	1	0.500	0	3	0	3
	2	13	8	3	0.385	1	1	0	3
	3	5	4	0	0.800	3	2	0	1
Stein Metzger	Total	30	15	8	0.233	0	8	0	0
	1	11	9	1	0.727	0	6	0	0
	2	10	3	4	-0.100	0	1	0	0
	3	9	3	3	0.000	0	1	0	0

Sat, 9/2/2006

Contender 5

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (3)

Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-10

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	19	10	3	0.368	6	4	2	5
	1	8	3	1	0.250	0	1	0	1
	2	2	2	0	1.000	4	0	1	3
	3	9	5	2	0.333	2	3	1	1
Stein Metzger	Total	37	21	5	0.432	0	7	0	0
	1	13	7	2	0.385	0	2	0	0
	2	17	11	2	0.529	0	3	0	0
	3	7	3	1	0.286	0	2	0	0

Sat, 9/2/2006

Semi-Finals

Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6)

Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-12

1:13

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	18	10	2	0.444	10	2	2	4
	1	5	3	2	0.200	4	1	0	2
	2	9	5	0	0.556	2	1	1	2
	3	4	2	0	0.500	4	0	1	0
Stein Metzger	Total	44	23	6	0.386	0	12	0	0
	1	21	9	4	0.238	0	4	0	0
	2	12	7	1	0.500	0	5	0	0
	3	11	7	1	0.545	0	3	0	0

Sat, 9/2/2006

Finals

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (2)

Lost 16-21, 13-21

1:11

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	Total	16	3	3	0.000	3	3	2	4
	1	9	1	1	0.000	3	2	2	3
	2	7	2	2	0.000	0	1	0	1
Stein Metzger	Total	25	12	6	0.240	0	5	0	1
	1	11	7	2	0.455	0	4	0	1
	2	14	5	4	0.071	0	1	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Mike Lambert	102	55	13	0.412	30	21	12	31
Stein Metzger	177	100	28	0.407	0	42	3	3
Total	279	155	41	0.409	30	63	15	34
Opponents	288	156	58	0.340	20	65	15	32

Head to Head Results
Lambert/Metzger lead the series against the field 43-15 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 4-5
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-16, 21-13	1:11
8/27/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-13, 21-19	0:42
8/13/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	22-20, 21-23, 15-11	1:30
7/23/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-16, 21-18	0:58
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	21-18, 21-14	0:45
6/11/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lambert/Metzger	2	19-21, 21-12, 17-15	1:26
6/3/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	13	Lambert/Metzger	19	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
5/20/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	1:04
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-19, 21-18	0:50
Lead the series against # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 8-6
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:58
8/27/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	21-18, 21-15	0:59
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	16-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:58
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	21-19, 21-17	0:57
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	21-19, 21-13	0:50
7/29/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 6	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Lambert/Metzger	7	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/16/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-14, 21-14	0:38
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	5	Gibb/Rosenthal	28	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:58
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	23-21, 21-18	1:16
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Lambert/Metzger	2	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	1:02
6/11/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-19, 9-21, 20-18	1:01
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-18, 21-18	0:49
4/2/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Lambert/Metzger	1	25-23, 21-16	0:58
9/10/05	AVP	Las Vegas Shootout	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	21-18, 21-18	0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Holdren/Scott 7-2
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 4	Holdren/Scott	4	Lambert/Metzger	1	13-21, 21-13, 15-13	1:04
8/12/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	4	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	1:06
7/23/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	4	21-14, 21-17	0:57
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	4	27-25, 21-15	0:55
7/9/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Holdren/Scott	6	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	1:25
7/2/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Semi-Finals	Holdren/Scott	7	Lambert/Metzger	2	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:15
7/1/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Holdren/Scott	7	21-17, 21-17	0:52
6/17/06	AVP	Sacramento Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	2	Holdren/Scott	8	21-18, 21-16	0:46
4/2/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Holdren/Scott	3	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
Lead the series against # 5 Hyden/Nygaard 2-1
8/27/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Contender 6	Lambert/Metzger	1	Hyden/Nygaard	6	21-18, 21-16	0:43
8/13/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Hyden/Nygaard	6	21-17, 21-18	0:46
5/21/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Nygaard	7	Lambert/Metzger	1	21-17, 21-10	0:40
Lead the series against # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 4-0
9/2/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	1:13
8/19/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	21-19, 21-14	0:46
7/9/06	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	3	21-16, 21-13	0:47
5/28/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Fuerbringer/Jennings	4	21-17, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Lucena/Rooney 4-0
8/26/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Lucena/Rooney	8	21-16, 20-22, 15-13	1:05
8/12/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Lucena/Rooney	8	21-11, 21-18	0:38
7/22/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Lucena/Rooney	9	21-18, 21-19	0:48
7/1/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	2	Lucena/Rooney	14	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Medel/Souza 1-0
9/1/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Medel/Souza	8	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Ceman/Olson 1-0
7/22/06	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 4	Lambert/Metzger	1	Ceman/Olson	12	21-17, 24-22	0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Doble/Mariano 3-1
7/15/06	AVP	Birmingham-Hoover Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Doble/Mariano	8	21-19, 21-12	0:51
6/10/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	2	Doble/Mariano	10	24-22, 21-17	0:50
5/28/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Doble/Mariano	14	Lambert/Metzger	1	14-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:11
5/6/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	1	Doble/Mariano	16	21-19, 23-25, 15-12	1:10
Lead the series against # 11 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 3-0
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Stolfus/Wachtfogel	8	21-17, 21-12	0:41
5/7/06	AVP	Tempe Open	Contender 5	Lambert/Metzger	1	Stolfus/Wachtfogel	15	22-20, 21-18	0:44
4/1/06	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	1	Stolfus/Wachtfogel	16	21-12, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Baxter/Wong 1-0
8/18/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	1	Baxter/Wong	16	21-12, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Keenan/Mayer 2-0
9/1/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	1	Keenan/Mayer	16	21-13, 21-17	0:39
6/11/06	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Lambert/Metzger	2	Keenan/Mayer	27, Q3	21-12, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Hannemann/Prosser 1-0
8/25/06	AVP	Boulder Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	1	Hannemann/Prosser	17	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	1:03
Lead the series against # Q3 Koski/Minc 1-0
6/30/06	AVP	Seaside Heights Open	Winner 2	Lambert/Metzger	2	Koski/Minc	15	21-12, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Hildebrand/Tramblie 1-0
8/18/06	AVP	Brooklyn Open	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	1	Hildebrand/Tramblie	25, Q4	21-15, 21-11	0:40