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 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Resides: Solvang, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 338
Career Wins: 80
Career AVP Wins: 52
Career Winnings: $2,150,606.50
Sean Scott
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Kailua, HI
Resides: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Hawaii
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 221
Career Wins: 24
Career AVP Wins: 10
Career Winnings: $880,358.75

Dax Holdren
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Resides: Goleta, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Santa Barbara City College
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 14
Career AVP Wins: 11
Career Winnings: $699,496.50
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Resides: Long Beach, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $470,797.50

1 2 3
(2) Dax Holdren/Jeff Nygaard 21 19 15
(9) Todd Rogers/Sean Scott 19 21 9

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
ServerTodd Rogers
Sean Scott
Dax Holdren
Jeff Nygaard
Play
Game 1
Dax Holdren01Dax slams home the first point
Dax Holdren11Rogers kills it cross court
Todd Rogers21Scott with the big block of JN
Todd Rogers22Service error short
Jeff Nygaard23JN roofs Rogers
Jeff Nygaard24Rogers hitting error short on the slam
Jeff Nygaard34Scott over on two with the Kill
Sean Scott35Dax slam off Scott flies wide
Dax Holdren36JN blocks Rogers
Dax Holdren46Rogers splits the defenders with a kill
Todd Rogers47Dax hard cross court off Rogers for the point
Jeff Nygaard48Scott's trick play over on two sails long
Jeff Nygaard58Rogers cut shot kill left
Sean Scott59JN two kills and the second catches the right line for the point
Dax Holdren69Great rally ends with Scott rejecting JN's tip
Todd Rogers79Long rally ends as JN can't handle Roger's slam
Todd Rogers710Service error short
Jeff Nygaard810Roger slam off JN sails wide left
Sean Scott811JN goes huge down the line with the kill
Dax Holdren911Rogers fakes the slam and tips it over JN's arms
Todd Rogers912JN slams it off Scott and the ball just misses the left line
Jeff Nygaard1012Scott's kill catches the back line for the point
Sean Scott1013JN hard cross off Rogers
Dax Holdren1014Rogers' cut shot just misses the right line
Dax Holdren1114Over in two by Scott catches Dax and JN by surprise
Todd Rogers1115Dax with the big flop lands just inside the lines
Jeff Nygaard1215Scott over in two off Nygaard
Sean Scott1315Scott rejects Dax and pumps his fists for the crowd
Sean Scott1316Dax with the powerful left goes cross court
Dax Holdren1416Roger touch shot
Todd Rogers1516Dax slams sails wide left
Todd Rogers1616JN sends his slam just long and we are all tied up
Todd Rogers1617Dax over on two with the kill down the line
Jeff Nygaard1618Dax floats it over Scott and just outside the reach of Rogers
Jeff Nygaard1619Rogers' indecision leads to return error
Jeff Nygaard1620Great dig by Dax sets up JN who goes over in two and sets up game point
Jeff Nygaard1720Game point 1 - Rogers says not yet and kills it down the line
Sean Scott1820Game 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 Scott1920Game Point 3 - Scott Kill off JN and extends game
Sean Scott1921Game point 4 - Dax puts it away down the middle and wins game one
ServerTodd Rogers
Sean Scott
Dax Holdren
Jeff Nygaard
Play
Game 2
Todd Rogers10Long rally ends as Scott roofs JN
Todd Rogers11Dax slams it off Scott and ball fall wide right
Dax Holdren12Dax with the flop shot down the line and over Scott
Dax Holdren22Rogers tips it down the middle for the point
Sean Scott23Long rally ends when JN slams it cross court and catches the line
Jeff Nygaard33Rogers slams it hard off of Dax as the ball flies into the bleachers
Todd Rogers34Dax goes huge and Scott's block attempt can't handle the heat
Dax Holdren44Rogers with the cut shot left
Sean Scott45JN winds up and delivers the kill
Jeff Nygaard55Rogers answers with a power show all his own cross
Todd Rogers56Dax slams it
Dax Holdren57Great dig by Dax and then Dax follows up his save with a kill down the middle
Dax Holdren67Great effort by Dax and JN goes for nothing as Scott puts it away
Sean Scott77Service Ace cross court
Sean Scott78JN slam, Scott block, Dax with the floater deep for the point
Jeff Nygaard88Long rally ends as Rogers slams the ball cross court to tie it up
Todd Rogers89Service error short
Dax Holdren810JN rejects Scott
Dax Holdren811Long rally with several slams and blocks ends as JN fakes the heat and goes soft and deep just inside the line
Dax Holdren911Scott goes deep with the touch shot
Sean Scott1011Great dig by Rogers is rewarded as Scott puts it down in two
Sean Scott1111Miscommunication on the serve results in Ace
Sean Scott1112Dax with the short cut shot
Jeff Nygaard1212Service error long
Todd Rogers1312Great dig by Rogers save the point and Scott puts it away
Todd Rogers1313JN goes huge down the line
Dax Holdren1413Dax just misses the line on the kill
Sean Scott1414Dax doesn't miss this time and ties it up
Jeff Nygaard1514Rogers tips it off JN's hands
Todd Rogers1515JN slams it in between the defenders
Dax Holdren1615Scott with the touch shot cross court right
Sean Scott1616JN loads it up and fires it down the line
Jeff Nygaard1716Rogers powers it off JN arms for the point and the lead
Todd Rogers1717Dax cuts it left and we are tied again
Dax Holdren1817Rogers fakes down the line and cuts it left
Sean Scott1917Scott rejects JN
Sean Scott1918JN with the touch shot over Scott
Jeff Nygaard2018Scott over on two to set up game point
Todd Rogers2019Game point 1 - Dax says not yet as he powers it down
Dax Holdren2119Game point 2 - Rogers tips it down the line and catches the tape for the game 2 win - We are going three
ServerTodd Rogers
Sean Scott
Dax Holdren
Jeff Nygaard
Play
Game 3
Todd Rogers10Rogers splits the defenders with power
Todd Rogers11JN gets the point with a kill off Scott
Dax Holdren21Rogers with the touch shot over JN
Sean Scott22Dax powers it off Scott
Jeff Nygaard23Dax kills it down the middle
Jeff Nygaard33service error long
Todd Rogers34Dax catches the left line with the kill
Dax Holdren35Dax cut shot left after the saving dig
Dax Holdren45Rogers slams down
Sean Scott46JN with deep angle to the back right corner
Jeff Nygaard56Rogers slams off JN
Todd Rogers57Dax goes huge with the slam
Dax Holdren67Rogers cuts it right after faking left
Sean Scott68JN kills it off Scott for the point
Jeff Nygaard69Great rally with several digs and two blocks by Scott ends when Dax's third slams puts it away
Jeff Nygaard610JN rejects Scott and shows some emotion for the crowd
Jeff Nygaard710Scott comes right back with the touch shot winner off JN's hands
Todd Rogers711JN returns the favor in this see-saw match and slams it home
Dax Holdren712Scott winds up but sends the slam wide right
Dax Holdren812Scott fakes hard right and hits the touch shot into the deep left corner
Sean Scott813JN slams it down with authority
Jeff Nygaard814JN roofs Scott pumps both fists as he has set up game match point
Jeff Nygaard914Match point one - Scott's cut shot for the winner
Todd Rogers915Match 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.