Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
Saturday, August 20, 2005

Match #59: Semi-Finals

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings
def.
(3) Jennifer Kessy/Holly McPeak
21-19, 22-24, 15-13 (1:04)

Misty May-Treanor

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

198

Career Wins:

112

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,144,382.50

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

135

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,651,635.00

Jennifer Kessy

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan Capistrano, CA

Height:

6'0"

College(s):

Southern California

Seasons:

Tournaments:

264

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,445,459.50

Holly McPeak

Photo: Holly Stein/AVP

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 15, 1969 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

5'7"

College(s):

California-Berkeley
UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

323

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,575,161.00

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings

(3) Jennifer Kessy/Holly McPeak

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Jennifer Kessy	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	16	11	12	14
Kills	10	8	7	7
Errors	2	1	1	2
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.636	0.500	0.357
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	1	0	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	1	0
Digs	7	4	0	5

Game 2
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Jennifer Kessy	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	18	12	17	21
Kills	8	5	11	10
Errors	0	1	1	3
Hitting Pct	0.444	0.333	0.588	0.333
SERVE
Aces	0	0	2	0
Errors	0	1	5	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	1	0
Digs	10	4	6	12

Game 3
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Jennifer Kessy	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	15	9	12	12
Kills	6	5	5	6
Errors	1	1	2	1
Hitting Pct	0.333	0.444	0.250	0.417
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	0	0
Digs	10	3	3	7

Match Total
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Jennifer Kessy	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	49	32	41	47
Kills	24	18	23	23
Errors	3	3	4	6
Hitting Pct	0.429	0.469	0.463	0.362
SERVE
Aces	0	0	3	0
Errors	1	1	5	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	4	2	0
Digs	27	11	9	24

Play By Play

Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Jennifer Kessy Holly McPeak	Play
Game 1
Misty May-Treanor	1	0	Game starts as Holly sends the kill attempt long
Misty May-Treanor	2	0	Misty with the touch shot down the line
Misty May-Treanor	3	0	Kerri closes off the net with the block of Holly
Misty May-Treanor	3	1	Service error wide left
Holly McPeak	4	1	Kerri tips it into the open court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	1	Long rally ends on the Kerri slam up the middle
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	2	Holly sends it down line
Jennifer Kessy	6	2	Misty winds up and fires it cross court
Misty May-Treanor	6	3	Holly slams it hard off the Kerri block attempt
Holly McPeak	7	3	Misty ignores the line call by Kerri and slams it cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	4	Long rally with three over in twos ends as Jen's over in two catches the tape and falls over
Jennifer Kessy	8	4	Misty slams it off Jen
Misty May-Treanor	8	5	Holly listens to the instructions from Jen and sends the angle shot left
Holly McPeak	9	5	Kerri with the touch shot down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	9	6	Holly's slam up the middle just tickles the back line
Jennifer Kessy	10	6	Misty goes down the line with the touch shot
Misty May-Treanor	10	7	Big dig by Misty is not taken advantage of as Misty sends the cutter short
Holly McPeak	11	7	Kerri looks the D cross and fires down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	11	8	Jen tries the over in two but Kerri digs so Jen goes over in one for the point
Jennifer Kessy	11	9	Ace off the tape
Jennifer Kessy	11	10	Great rally ends as Misty's tip just misses the back left corner
Jennifer Kessy	12	10	Misty slams it off Jen
Misty May-Treanor	12	11	Long rally ends as Kerri's bump set sails long and Jen slams it home
Holly McPeak	13	11	Misty just misses the line wide left - wait - there's an argument and the ball is in - yes it hit the tape
Kerri Walsh Jennings	13	12	Net foul on Kerri
Jennifer Kessy	14	12	Jen tries to go over in two and just misses wide left
Misty May-Treanor	14	13	This time Jen goes over in two down the line into the open court
Holly McPeak	14	14	We are all tied up as Holly's huge dig leads to the Holly slam off Kerri
Holly McPeak	15	14	Kerri just delivers off the perfect set by Misty splitting the D
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	15	Jen cuts it right over Kerri's extended hands
Jennifer Kessy	16	15	Kerri slams it down the line off Holly
Misty May-Treanor	17	15	Kerri with the big spike off Jen
Misty May-Treanor	17	16	Holly really winds up and fires it down the middle
Holly McPeak	18	16	Misty shows off her own power cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	17	Holly cuts it left
Jennifer Kessy	19	17	Misty tips it off Jen's hands down the line
Misty May-Treanor	19	18	Jen goes over in two and off Kerri
Holly McPeak	19	19	Jen meets Kerri above the net and roofs the Kerri slam attempt to tie it up
Holly McPeak	20	19	This time Kerri goes right back at Jen and fools her with the off speed slam to set up game point
Kerri Walsh Jennings	21	19	Game Point 1 - Misty sends it down the line to end game one
Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Jennifer Kessy Holly McPeak	Play
Game 2
Holly McPeak	1	0	Kerri sends it down the line to open game two
Misty May-Treanor	1	1	Holly comes right back and cuts it left
Jennifer Kessy	2	1	Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings	2	2	Incredible rally comes to an end as Holly cuts it hard left
Holly McPeak	3	2	Kerri can cut it too as she goes right into the open court
Misty May-Treanor	3	3	Holly looks left and sends the tip over Kerri down the line
Jennifer Kessy	3	4	Ace off the tape
Jennifer Kessy	3	5	Incredible dig by Holly off the Misty slam leads to the Holly kill up the middle
Jennifer Kessy	3	6	Jen with the touch shot off the Kerri block
Jennifer Kessy	4	6	Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings	4	7	Incredible rally with several digs ends on the Jen slam in one
Holly McPeak	5	7	Net foul on Holly after the long rally - Holly argues her point but to no avail
Misty May-Treanor	5	8	Holly slams it up the line off Kerri's arms
Jennifer Kessy	6	8	Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	9	Jen slams it and catches the sideline
Holly McPeak	7	9	Misty goes down the line
Misty May-Treanor	7	10	Great rally ends on the heads up play by Jen sending the tip down the line
Jennifer Kessy	8	10	Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings	8	11	Holly spikes it off Kerri
Holly McPeak	9	11	Misty with authority off Jen
Misty May-Treanor	9	12	Another great rally ends as Holly sends the over in one tip into the back court
Jennifer Kessy	10	12	Misty contorts her body to recover from the bad set to cut it left off the tape
Kerri Walsh Jennings	10	13	Service error short
Holly McPeak	11	13	Misty with the very tough angle shot left
Misty May-Treanor	12	13	Misty hammers it down the line
Misty May-Treanor	12	14	Great rally ends as Jen send the off speed shot down the line
Jennifer Kessy	13	14	Kerri's shot down the line tickles the sideline
Kerri Walsh Jennings	13	15	Jen with the laser shot cross court in two
Holly McPeak	14	15	Jen just misses short on the tough slam attempt
Misty May-Treanor	14	16	Holly flips it over the top of Kerri cross court
Jennifer Kessy	14	17	Ace off the tape again - that three times
Jennifer Kessy	15	17	Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	18	Holly with the flop shot down the line
Holly McPeak	15	19	Jen goes down the line
Holly McPeak	16	19	Kerri fakes left and goes right with the kill off Jen
Misty May-Treanor	16	20	Long rally ends as Holly and Jen get game point with the Holly slam down the line
Jennifer Kessy	17	20	Game Point 1 - Misty rips it up the middle
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	20	Game Point 2 - Kerri closes off every angle as she rejects the Holly slam attempt
Kerri Walsh Jennings	19	20	Game point 3 - Kerri does it again sending the kill attempt right back at Holly
Kerri Walsh Jennings	20	20	Game Point 4 - An absolutely incredible rally with several digs and spikes finally ends on the cut shot by Misty to tie the game after 4 game points
Kerri Walsh Jennings	20	21	Jen just saves the ball and misses running into the net to set up another game point on the tip
Holly McPeak	21	21	Game point 5 - Another incredible rally ends as Jen and Kerri meet above the net and Kerri slams it into the open court to tie it up
Misty May-Treanor	21	22	Jen comes right back to meet Kerri above the net and this time Jen wins the duel
Jennifer Kessy	22	22	Game Point 6 - Misty unloads the big guns on Holly
Kerri Walsh Jennings	22	23	Jen goes over in two off the nice bump set by Holly
Holly McPeak	22	24	Game Point 7 - Jen ends the incredible game with another over in two slam off Misty
Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Jennifer Kessy Holly McPeak	Play
Game 3
Holly McPeak	1	0	Misty tip to open the game
Misty May-Treanor	1	1	Holly cuts it
Jennifer Kessy	1	2	Jen ends the long rally by unwinding on Kerri
Jennifer Kessy	2	2	Net foul on Jen
Kerri Walsh Jennings	2	3	Holly slams it up the middle
Holly McPeak	3	3	Service error short
Misty May-Treanor	3	4	Holly cuts it right
Jennifer Kessy	4	4	Kerri unwinds on Holly with the spike
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	4	Jen sends the kill attempt in two long
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	4	Incredible dig by Misty leads to the Misty hammer cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	4	Misty fires it off the Holly block attempt
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	5	Holly ends the scoring streak with a flop shot over Kerri down the line
Holly McPeak	8	5	Jen rejects the Misty slam but Kerri recovers and then slams it down the line
Misty May-Treanor	8	6	Jen goes over in two after the nice bump set by Holly
Jennifer Kessy	8	7	Another great rally - Comes to an ends as Jen slams it off Kerri's hands
Jennifer Kessy	9	7	Holly digs the first slam by Kerri, but Kerri comes right back and slams the second into the open court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	9	8	Holly's slam cross court just catches the sideline
Holly McPeak	9	9	Incredible dig by Holly allows Jen to poke it over in two and over the D to tie it up
Holly McPeak	10	9	Kerri sends the hammer right at Holly's head and Holly just gets out of the way
Misty May-Treanor	10	10	Jen fires it cross court off Misty sending the ball high into the bleachers - Yep its a round tripper...
Jennifer Kessy	11	10	Misty tips it off Jen's fingers down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	10	Holly's spike attempt misses the back line by less than an inch
Kerri Walsh Jennings	13	10	Kerri goes over in two after Misty dig set is perfect
Kerri Walsh Jennings	13	11	Misty's tip shot just misses long
Holly McPeak	13	12	Kerri sends the spike attempt long
Holly McPeak	13	13	Holly's cut shot catches the tape, rolls on top of the net and falls just on the sideline to tie it up
Holly McPeak	14	13	Jen's over in two after the long rally is goes just long and Game Match Point is here
Misty May-Treanor	15	13	Match Point 1 - Misty cuts it to end the long rally and set up another finals against new rivals Rachel Wacholder and Elaine Youngs. It will be the 7th time they have met in the finals this year including all four AVP Championship Events. Make sure to tune in NBC at 1:30. Live Play by Play will start at 1pm PST. Get the questions to the Watch and Win now at AVP.com. See you at 1!