Match Recap

AVP Tour
$87,500 Austin Open
Sunday, May 1, 2005

Match #43: Semi-Finals

(1) Jake Gibb/Stein Metzger
def.
(6) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings
21-19, 21-15 (0:40)

Jake Gibb

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bountiful, UT

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

325

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,781,197.50

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

Matt Fuerbringer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Costa Mesa, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

195

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$706,982.50

Casey Jennings

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 10, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Las Vegas, NV

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Brigham Young

Seasons:

Tournaments:

220

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$636,312.50

(1) Jake Gibb/Stein Metzger

(6) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks	11	16	14	19
Kills	4	10	7	8
Errors	0	0	3	3
Hitting Pct	0.364	0.625	0.286	0.263
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	3	0	0	0
Digs	0	11	3	10

Game 2
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks	14	10	8	21
Kills	7	6	4	11
Errors	0	0	2	3
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.600	0.250	0.381
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	2	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	3	0	0	0
Digs	1	6	1	9

Match Total
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer	Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks	25	26	22	40
Kills	11	16	11	19
Errors	0	0	5	6
Hitting Pct	0.440	0.615	0.273	0.325
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	3	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	6	0	0	0
Digs	1	17	4	19

Play By Play

Server	Jake Gibb Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings	Play
Game 1
Casey Jennings	1	0	Stein Kills it
Stein Metzger	2	0	Furby and Gibb meet above the net and Gibb gets the point
Stein Metzger	2	1	Furby goes hard cross court
Matt Fuerbringer	3	1	Gibb blocks
Jake Gibb	3	2
Casey Jennings	4	2
Stein Metzger	4	3	Long rally ends when Furby kills it
Matt Fuerbringer	4	4	CJ gets point after kill goes off Furby
Matt Fuerbringer	5	4	service error
Jake Gibb	5	5	Long rally ends as Furby puts it away with power down the line
Casey Jennings	5	6	CJ dives to save point and then scores on a kill
Casey Jennings	6	6	Furby attempts to block Stein but ball sails wide
Stein Metzger	7	6	Long rally ends as Gibb roofs CJ
Stein Metzger	7	7	Furby slams the short serve
Matt Fuerbringer	8	7	Stein lays it down hard
Matt Fuerbringer	9	7	Gibb powers it through the long arms of Furby
Jake Gibb	9	8	CJ puts it down the line and hard
Casey Jennings	10	8	Gibb and Furby meet above the net and again above the net as Gibb overpowers
Stein Metzger	10	9	service error
Matt Fuerbringer	10	10	Ball sails on Stein and Furby puts it away with authority
Matt Fuerbringer	11	10	Gibb goes cross court on the kill
Jake Gibb	12	10	Net foul on CJ
Jake Gibb	12	11	Service goes long
Casey Jennings	13	11	Cj on the big dig but Stein kills it off Furby's hands
Stein Metzger	13	12	Long rally ends as Gibb's over the shoulder save hits the net and drops out
Matt Fuerbringer	14	12	Stein floats it over Furby
Jake Gibb	14	13	CJ on the cut shot
Casey Jennings	15	13	Stein catches the line on the cross kill
Stein Metzger	15	14	Furby kills it cross court
Matt Fuerbringer	16	14	Gibb uses the touch shot off Furby for the point
Jake Gibb	16	15	CJ's kill hits Seein and flies out of bounds
Casey Jennings	16	16	Double hit called on Stein
Casey Jennings	17	16	Stein puts it away with his left
Stein Metzger	17	17	Gibb hits the net
Stein Metzger	17	18	CJ digs and gets back up to put it down with authority
Matt Fuerbringer	18	18	Furby digs but Gibb puts it down cross court
Jake Gibb	19	18	Big dig by CJ goes unrewarded as attempted kill hits the foul pole
Jake Gibb	19	19	CJ puts down the touch shot
Casey Jennings	20	19	Stein touch shot winner
Stein Metzger	21	19	Long rally ends with Stein killing it off CJ's attempted dig
Server	Jake Gibb Stein Metzger	Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings	Play
Game 2
Casey Jennings	1	0	Stein starts off game two with a kill off Furby
Stein Metzger	2	0	Great play by Gibb in the back corner is rewarded as Stein kills it off Furby
Stein Metzger	2	1	Furby with huge power cross court
Matt Fuerbringer	3	1	service error short
Jake Gibb	3	2	CJ down the line with power
Casey Jennings	4	2	Gibb roofs Furby and then plays for the crowd
Casey Jennings	4	3	Gibb net foul
Matt Fuerbringer	5	3	Long rally with several digs ends as Furby's kill attempt flies wide
Jake Gibb	6	3	Gibb roofs CJ
Jake Gibb	6	4	CJ goes cross court into the deep corner with authority
Casey Jennings	7	4	Gibb down the line hard
Stein Metzger	7	5	CJ cut shot left
Matt Fuerbringer	8	5	Gibb kills the wind blown ball cross court
Jake Gibb	8	6	Cj kills it off Gibbs arms
Casey Jennings	9	6	Gibb flops it over Furby
Stein Metzger	9	7	Furby kills it off Stein for point
Matt Fuerbringer	10	7	Gibb touch shot over Furby
Jake Gibb	10	8	CJ goes cross court and catches the tape
Casey Jennings	11	8	Stein fakes right and slams it home left
Stein Metzger	11	9	CJ deep touch shot catches back right corner
Matt Fuerbringer	12	9	Great dig by CJ results in long rally finally put away by Stein
Jake Gibb	12	10	CJ kills it off of Gibb
Casey Jennings	13	10	Gibb catches the line
Stein Metzger	14	10	Gibb roofs CJ for point
Stein Metzger	15	10	Gibb blocks CJ
Stein Metzger	15	11	Stein digs and slams, CJ digs and slams, Furby fakes out the side for a point
Matt Fuerbringer	16	11	Gibb with the Kill off CJ
Jake Gibb	16	12	CJ with the feel shot
Casey Jennings	17	12	Gibb with the touch shot down the line
Stein Metzger	17	13	CJ kills it off Gibb and the ball sails just outside the line
Matt Fuerbringer	17	14	Very long rally with several digs, block and slams ends on a cut shot by CJ
Matt Fuerbringer	18	14	service error short
Jake Gibb	19	14	Great block by Gibb and tip shot back for the point
Jake Gibb	20	14	Stein powers it with right to set up match point
Jake Gibb	20	15	Match point one - CJ saves the point with the kill off Gibb
Casey Jennings	21	15	Match Point 2 - Stein kills it and moves on the finals