AVP Tour
$87,500 Belmar Open Presented by Bud Light
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Match #61: Finals

(2) Stein Metzger/Jake Gibb
def.
(3) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings
21-18, 21-14 (0:58)

Stein Metzger
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Resides: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 213
Career Wins: 18
Career AVP Wins: 16
Career Winnings: $906,393.00
Jake Gibb
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Bountiful, UT
Resides: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Utah
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 325
Career Wins: 43
Career AVP Wins: 34
Career Winnings: $1,781,197.50

Matt Fuerbringer
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Costa Mesa, CA
Resides: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 195
Career Wins: 8
Career Winnings: $706,982.50
Casey Jennings
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 10, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Las Vegas, NV
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Brigham Young
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 220
Career Wins: 10
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $636,312.50

1 2 3
(2) Stein Metzger/Jake Gibb 21 21 0
(3) Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings 18 14 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Stein Metzger Jake Gibb Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks 23 8 5 26
Kills 13 3 4 12
Errors 1 0 0 4
Hitting Pct 0.522 0.375 0.800 0.308
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 1 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 1 0
Digs 9 2 1 12
Game 2
Statistics Stein Metzger Jake Gibb Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks 15 8 9 19
Kills 10 2 3 8
Errors 2 0 4 5
Hitting Pct 0.533 0.250 -0.111 0.158
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 0 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 6 1 0
Digs 7 0 2 5
Match Total
Statistics Stein Metzger Jake Gibb Matt Fuerbringer Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks 38 16 14 45
Kills 23 5 7 20
Errors 3 0 4 9
Hitting Pct 0.526 0.313 0.214 0.244
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 1 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 8 2 0
Digs 16 2 3 17

Play By Play
ServerStein Metzger
Jake Gibb
Matt Fuerbringer
Casey Jennings
Play
Game 1
Casey Jennings10Stein in two with the tip shot left
Stein Metzger20Jake's kill forces an error on the D
Stein Metzger30Stein cross court Kill to the deep right corner
Stein Metzger40Jake with huge rejection of CJ's slam attempt
Stein Metzger50Jake gets even higher and rejects CJ again
Stein Metzger51Casey fakes the heat and tips it down the line
Matt Fuerbringer61Jake slams it off Matt's fingers
Jake Gibb62Casey with the huge slam cross court -- Misty May & Kerri Walsh will face Elaine Youngs & Rachel Wacholder in the Belmar finals following this match -- stay tuned!!
Casey Jennings72Stein kills it up the middle and splits the D
Stein Metzger73Casey comes right back and show off the guns with the cross court kill
Matt Fuerbringer74Big dig by Casey sets up Fuerby for the deep tip over the D
Matt Fuerbringer75Fuerby domes Stein on the big rejection
Matt Fuerbringer76Long rally ends as Casey fakes cross and goes down the line off Jake
Matt Fuerbringer77Fuerby goes over in two and ties the match with the power slam cross court
Matt Fuerbringer87Stein with the deep tip to the back right corner
Jake Gibb88Service error long
Casey Jennings98Stein looks line and crosses up the D with the cross court kill
Stein Metzger99Casey winds up and slams it down the line
Matt Fuerbringer910Incredible rally as Casey has two digs and then puts it away with the Kill off Jake
Matt Fuerbringer1010Fuerby's big block goes unrewarded as Stein puts it away
Jake Gibb1011Casey winds up again and slams it down hard
Casey Jennings1012Great rally as Casey's big dig leads to the big kill down the line
Casey Jennings1112Stein comes right back and shows of the touch down the left line
Stein Metzger1212Casey's kill attempt catches the net and falls just out
Stein Metzger1213Long rally ends on the power kill cross court by Fuerby
Matt Fuerbringer1313Stein winds up and then drops the touch shot just in front of Casey
Jake Gibb1413Double on Fuerby -- Casey pleads his point and the crowd reacts
Jake Gibb1414Great rally ends as Fuerby's slam catches the net and just drops on the other side
Casey Jennings1514Stein powers it through the long arms of Matt Fuerbringer
Stein Metzger1515Casey comes right back and powers it through Jake's hands
Matt Fuerbringer1615Jake's deep tip just catches the outside of the right line
Jake Gibb1616Casey with the deep flop into the back right corner
Casey Jennings1716Stein splits the D with the slam down the middle
Stein Metzger1717Casey with the cut shot left
Matt Fuerbringer1817Long rally ends as Jake tips it just inside the line and outside of the Casey's reach
Jake Gibb1917Casey's kill catches the net and falls wide
Jake Gibb1918Casey does not miss this time as he slams it off Big Jake Gibb
Casey Jennings2018Stein fakes line and goes cross court to set up game point
Stein Metzger2118Game point 1 - long rally ends on the Stein kill cross court
ServerStein Metzger
Jake Gibb
Matt Fuerbringer
Casey Jennings
Play
Game 2
Casey Jennings10Stein with the big kill cross court right
Stein Metzger11Casey cuts left
Matt Fuerbringer21Gibb with the big kill left
Jake Gibb31Long rally ends as Stein slams it cross court off Casey
Jake Gibb41Gibb gets real high and rejects Casey's kill attempt
Jake Gibb42Casey slams it cross court off Stein
Casey Jennings43Fuerby meets Stein above the net and rejects Stein's kill attempt
Casey Jennings53Stein goes cross court with the kill
Stein Metzger63Fuerby's over in two slam comes up short
Stein Metzger64Casey tips it over Jake and under Stein
Matt Fuerbringer74Stein loads up and kills it cross court right
Jake Gibb75Great rally with the big dig by Fuerby sets up the Fuerby Hammer
Matt Fuerbringer76Great dig by Casey sets up the Casey slam off Jake
Matt Fuerbringer86Stein comes right back and slams it off Fuerby
Stein Metzger96Incredible dig by Stein ends as Stein slams it down the left line
Stein Metzger106Block by Gibb throws off the D as Fuerby sends the kill into the net
Stein Metzger107Stein just misses the line on the cross court kill attempt
Matt Fuerbringer117Stein fakes hard and shows off the touch as the ball just falls inside the left line
Jake Gibb127Jake meets Fuerby above the net and rejects Fuerby's kill attempt
Jake Gibb128Fuerby comes right back and slams it through Jake's arms
Casey Jennings138Stein out muscles Fuerby above the net and tips it home
Stein Metzger139An absolutely incredible rally with a big dome shot off Fuerby ends on Casey's over in one trick shot
Matt Fuerbringer149Jake slams it off Fuerby for the point
Jake Gibb1410Casey loads up and catches the back of the line cross court
Casey Jennings1510Stein fakes cross and goes down the line with Authority
Stein Metzger1610Jake gets real high and rejects Casey
Stein Metzger1611Casey fakes the heat and drops it into the deep left corner
Matt Fuerbringer1711Stein slams it hard off of Fuerby's dome
Jake Gibb1712Jake can't handle the touch shot from Fuerby
Casey Jennings1713Double on Stein
Casey Jennings1813Jake Gibb comes up big again with the rejection of Casey
Stein Metzger1913Again -- Big Jake Gibb rejects Casey
Stein Metzger1914Not this time - Casey slams it through the D cross court
Matt Fuerbringer2014Great rally ends as Stein blocks Fuerby to set up Game Match Point
Jake Gibb2114Match Point One - Ends in appropriate fashion as Jake Gibb rejects Casey Jennings. Jake Gibb and Stein Metzger have now captured their third title of 2005. Coming up next Misty May & Kerri Walsh will face Elaine Youngs & Rachel Wacholder in the Women's finals -- stay tuned!!