Match Recap

AVP Tour
$87,500 Santa Barbara Open
Sunday, May 22, 2005

Match #61: Finals

(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard
def.
(9) Todd Rogers/Sean Scott
21-19, 19-21, 15-9 (1:20)

Todd Rogers

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 30, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

338

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,150,606.50

Sean Scott

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kailua, HI

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

221

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$880,358.75

Dax Holdren

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$699,496.50

Jeff Nygaard

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 3, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madison, WI

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$470,797.50

(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard

(9) Todd Rogers/Sean Scott

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard	Todd Rogers	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	9	8	16	9
Kills	6	5	7	7
Errors	2	2	3	0
Hitting Pct	0.444	0.375	0.250	0.778
SERVE
Aces	1	1	0	0
Errors	0	0	2	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	1	2
Digs	4	2	4	1

Game 2
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard	Todd Rogers	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	14	13	16	10
Kills	10	7	9	5
Errors	1	3	0	1
Hitting Pct	0.643	0.308	0.563	0.400
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	2
Errors	0	1	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	0	3
Digs	6	3	7	1

Game 3
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard	Todd Rogers	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	7	8	8	7
Kills	6	6	5	3
Errors	0	0	0	3
Hitting Pct	0.857	0.750	0.625	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	0	0
Digs	4	0	2	0

Match Total
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Jeff Nygaard	Todd Rogers	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	30	29	40	26
Kills	22	18	21	15
Errors	3	5	3	4
Hitting Pct	0.633	0.448	0.450	0.423
SERVE
Aces	1	1	0	2
Errors	0	2	3	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	4	1	5
Digs	14	5	13	2

Play By Play

Server	Todd Rogers Sean Scott	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 1
Dax Holdren	0	1	Dax slams home the first point
Dax Holdren	1	1	Rogers kills it cross court
Todd Rogers	2	1	Scott with the big block of JN
Todd Rogers	2	2	Service error short
Jeff Nygaard	2	3	JN roofs Rogers
Jeff Nygaard	2	4	Rogers hitting error short on the slam
Jeff Nygaard	3	4	Scott over on two with the Kill
Sean Scott	3	5	Dax slam off Scott flies wide
Dax Holdren	3	6	JN blocks Rogers
Dax Holdren	4	6	Rogers splits the defenders with a kill
Todd Rogers	4	7	Dax hard cross court off Rogers for the point
Jeff Nygaard	4	8	Scott's trick play over on two sails long
Jeff Nygaard	5	8	Rogers cut shot kill left
Sean Scott	5	9	JN two kills and the second catches the right line for the point
Dax Holdren	6	9	Great rally ends with Scott rejecting JN's tip
Todd Rogers	7	9	Long rally ends as JN can't handle Roger's slam
Todd Rogers	7	10	Service error short
Jeff Nygaard	8	10	Roger slam off JN sails wide left
Sean Scott	8	11	JN goes huge down the line with the kill
Dax Holdren	9	11	Rogers fakes the slam and tips it over JN's arms
Todd Rogers	9	12	JN slams it off Scott and the ball just misses the left line
Jeff Nygaard	10	12	Scott's kill catches the back line for the point
Sean Scott	10	13	JN hard cross off Rogers
Dax Holdren	10	14	Rogers' cut shot just misses the right line
Dax Holdren	11	14	Over in two by Scott catches Dax and JN by surprise
Todd Rogers	11	15	Dax with the big flop lands just inside the lines
Jeff Nygaard	12	15	Scott over in two off Nygaard
Sean Scott	13	15	Scott rejects Dax and pumps his fists for the crowd
Sean Scott	13	16	Dax with the powerful left goes cross court
Dax Holdren	14	16	Roger touch shot
Todd Rogers	15	16	Dax slams sails wide left
Todd Rogers	16	16	JN sends his slam just long and we are all tied up
Todd Rogers	16	17	Dax over on two with the kill down the line
Jeff Nygaard	16	18	Dax floats it over Scott and just outside the reach of Rogers
Jeff Nygaard	16	19	Rogers' indecision leads to return error
Jeff Nygaard	16	20	Great dig by Dax sets up JN who goes over in two and sets up game point
Jeff Nygaard	17	20	Game point 1 - Rogers says not yet and kills it down the line
Sean Scott	18	20	Game point 2 - Great rally keeps the game alive as JN and Scott meet above the net and rally ends as Dax dives and misses
Sean Scott	19	20	Game Point 3 - Scott Kill off JN and extends game
Sean Scott	19	21	Game point 4 - Dax puts it away down the middle and wins game one
Server	Todd Rogers Sean Scott	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 2
Todd Rogers	1	0	Long rally ends as Scott roofs JN
Todd Rogers	1	1	Dax slams it off Scott and ball fall wide right
Dax Holdren	1	2	Dax with the flop shot down the line and over Scott
Dax Holdren	2	2	Rogers tips it down the middle for the point
Sean Scott	2	3	Long rally ends when JN slams it cross court and catches the line
Jeff Nygaard	3	3	Rogers slams it hard off of Dax as the ball flies into the bleachers
Todd Rogers	3	4	Dax goes huge and Scott's block attempt can't handle the heat
Dax Holdren	4	4	Rogers with the cut shot left
Sean Scott	4	5	JN winds up and delivers the kill
Jeff Nygaard	5	5	Rogers answers with a power show all his own cross
Todd Rogers	5	6	Dax slams it
Dax Holdren	5	7	Great dig by Dax and then Dax follows up his save with a kill down the middle
Dax Holdren	6	7	Great effort by Dax and JN goes for nothing as Scott puts it away
Sean Scott	7	7	Service Ace cross court
Sean Scott	7	8	JN slam, Scott block, Dax with the floater deep for the point
Jeff Nygaard	8	8	Long rally ends as Rogers slams the ball cross court to tie it up
Todd Rogers	8	9	Service error short
Dax Holdren	8	10	JN rejects Scott
Dax Holdren	8	11	Long rally with several slams and blocks ends as JN fakes the heat and goes soft and deep just inside the line
Dax Holdren	9	11	Scott goes deep with the touch shot
Sean Scott	10	11	Great dig by Rogers is rewarded as Scott puts it down in two
Sean Scott	11	11	Miscommunication on the serve results in Ace
Sean Scott	11	12	Dax with the short cut shot
Jeff Nygaard	12	12	Service error long
Todd Rogers	13	12	Great dig by Rogers save the point and Scott puts it away
Todd Rogers	13	13	JN goes huge down the line
Dax Holdren	14	13	Dax just misses the line on the kill
Sean Scott	14	14	Dax doesn't miss this time and ties it up
Jeff Nygaard	15	14	Rogers tips it off JN's hands
Todd Rogers	15	15	JN slams it in between the defenders
Dax Holdren	16	15	Scott with the touch shot cross court right
Sean Scott	16	16	JN loads it up and fires it down the line
Jeff Nygaard	17	16	Rogers powers it off JN arms for the point and the lead
Todd Rogers	17	17	Dax cuts it left and we are tied again
Dax Holdren	18	17	Rogers fakes down the line and cuts it left
Sean Scott	19	17	Scott rejects JN
Sean Scott	19	18	JN with the touch shot over Scott
Jeff Nygaard	20	18	Scott over on two to set up game point
Todd Rogers	20	19	Game point 1 - Dax says not yet as he powers it down
Dax Holdren	21	19	Game point 2 - Rogers tips it down the line and catches the tape for the game 2 win - We are going three
Server	Todd Rogers Sean Scott	Dax Holdren Jeff Nygaard	Play
Game 3
Todd Rogers	1	0	Rogers splits the defenders with power
Todd Rogers	1	1	JN gets the point with a kill off Scott
Dax Holdren	2	1	Rogers with the touch shot over JN
Sean Scott	2	2	Dax powers it off Scott
Jeff Nygaard	2	3	Dax kills it down the middle
Jeff Nygaard	3	3	service error long
Todd Rogers	3	4	Dax catches the left line with the kill
Dax Holdren	3	5	Dax cut shot left after the saving dig
Dax Holdren	4	5	Rogers slams down
Sean Scott	4	6	JN with deep angle to the back right corner
Jeff Nygaard	5	6	Rogers slams off JN
Todd Rogers	5	7	Dax goes huge with the slam
Dax Holdren	6	7	Rogers cuts it right after faking left
Sean Scott	6	8	JN kills it off Scott for the point
Jeff Nygaard	6	9	Great rally with several digs and two blocks by Scott ends when Dax's third slams puts it away
Jeff Nygaard	6	10	JN rejects Scott and shows some emotion for the crowd
Jeff Nygaard	7	10	Scott comes right back with the touch shot winner off JN's hands
Todd Rogers	7	11	JN returns the favor in this see-saw match and slams it home
Dax Holdren	7	12	Scott winds up but sends the slam wide right
Dax Holdren	8	12	Scott fakes hard right and hits the touch shot into the deep left corner
Sean Scott	8	13	JN slams it down with authority
Jeff Nygaard	8	14	JN roofs Scott pumps both fists as he has set up game match point
Jeff Nygaard	9	14	Match point one - Scott's cut shot for the winner
Todd Rogers	9	15	Match point 2 - JN kills it and Rogers can't handle the heat. Jeff Nygaard and Dax Holdren win their first tournament of 2005 after falling short in their two other finals earlier in the season. This is their first victory together as teammates. Stay tuned cause here come the AVP Women. Tune in to FSN to catch the action right now.