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 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Resides: Long Beach, CA
Height: 5'9"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 198
Career Wins: 112
Career AVP Wins: 66
Career Winnings: $2,144,382.50
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 15, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Clara, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 21
Tournaments: 263
Career Wins: 135
Career AVP Wins: 77
Career Winnings: $2,651,635.00

Jennifer Kessy
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Resides: Hollis Center, ME
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 264
Career Wins: 30
Career AVP Wins: 15
Career Winnings: $1,445,459.50
Holly McPeak
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 15, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Manhattan Beach, CA
Resides: Manhattan Beach, CA
Height: 5'7"
College(s): California-Berkeley
UCLA
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 323
Career Wins: 72
Career AVP Wins: 28
Career Winnings: $1,575,161.00

1 2 3
(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21 22 15
(3) Jennifer Kessy/Holly McPeak 19 24 13

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
ServerMisty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Jennifer Kessy
Holly McPeak
Play
Game 1
Misty May-Treanor10Game starts as Holly sends the kill attempt long
Misty May-Treanor20Misty with the touch shot down the line
Misty May-Treanor30Kerri closes off the net with the block of Holly
Misty May-Treanor31Service error wide left
Holly McPeak41Kerri tips it into the open court
Kerri Walsh Jennings51Long rally ends on the Kerri slam up the middle
Kerri Walsh Jennings52Holly sends it down line
Jennifer Kessy62Misty winds up and fires it cross court
Misty May-Treanor63Holly slams it hard off the Kerri block attempt
Holly McPeak73Misty ignores the line call by Kerri and slams it cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings74Long rally with three over in twos ends as Jen's over in two catches the tape and falls over
Jennifer Kessy84Misty slams it off Jen
Misty May-Treanor85Holly listens to the instructions from Jen and sends the angle shot left
Holly McPeak95Kerri with the touch shot down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings96Holly's slam up the middle just tickles the back line
Jennifer Kessy106Misty goes down the line with the touch shot
Misty May-Treanor107Big dig by Misty is not taken advantage of as Misty sends the cutter short
Holly McPeak117Kerri looks the D cross and fires down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings118Jen tries the over in two but Kerri digs so Jen goes over in one for the point
Jennifer Kessy119Ace off the tape
Jennifer Kessy1110Great rally ends as Misty's tip just misses the back left corner
Jennifer Kessy1210Misty slams it off Jen
Misty May-Treanor1211Long rally ends as Kerri's bump set sails long and Jen slams it home
Holly McPeak1311Misty just misses the line wide left - wait - there's an argument and the ball is in - yes it hit the tape
Kerri Walsh Jennings1312Net foul on Kerri
Jennifer Kessy1412Jen tries to go over in two and just misses wide left
Misty May-Treanor1413This time Jen goes over in two down the line into the open court
Holly McPeak1414We are all tied up as Holly's huge dig leads to the Holly slam off Kerri
Holly McPeak1514Kerri just delivers off the perfect set by Misty splitting the D
Kerri Walsh Jennings1515Jen cuts it right over Kerri's extended hands
Jennifer Kessy1615Kerri slams it down the line off Holly
Misty May-Treanor1715Kerri with the big spike off Jen
Misty May-Treanor1716Holly really winds up and fires it down the middle
Holly McPeak1816Misty shows off her own power cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings1817Holly cuts it left
Jennifer Kessy1917Misty tips it off Jen's hands down the line
Misty May-Treanor1918Jen goes over in two and off Kerri
Holly McPeak1919Jen meets Kerri above the net and roofs the Kerri slam attempt to tie it up
Holly McPeak2019This time Kerri goes right back at Jen and fools her with the off speed slam to set up game point
Kerri Walsh Jennings2119Game Point 1 - Misty sends it down the line to end game one
ServerMisty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings
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Holly McPeak
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Game 2
Holly McPeak10Kerri sends it down the line to open game two
Misty May-Treanor11Holly comes right back and cuts it left
Jennifer Kessy21Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings22Incredible rally comes to an end as Holly cuts it hard left
Holly McPeak32Kerri can cut it too as she goes right into the open court
Misty May-Treanor33Holly looks left and sends the tip over Kerri down the line
Jennifer Kessy34Ace off the tape
Jennifer Kessy35Incredible dig by Holly off the Misty slam leads to the Holly kill up the middle
Jennifer Kessy36Jen with the touch shot off the Kerri block
Jennifer Kessy46Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings47Incredible rally with several digs ends on the Jen slam in one
Holly McPeak57Net foul on Holly after the long rally - Holly argues her point but to no avail
Misty May-Treanor58Holly slams it up the line off Kerri's arms
Jennifer Kessy68Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings69Jen slams it and catches the sideline
Holly McPeak79Misty goes down the line
Misty May-Treanor710Great rally ends on the heads up play by Jen sending the tip down the line
Jennifer Kessy810Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings811Holly spikes it off Kerri
Holly McPeak911Misty with authority off Jen
Misty May-Treanor912Another great rally ends as Holly sends the over in one tip into the back court
Jennifer Kessy1012Misty contorts her body to recover from the bad set to cut it left off the tape
Kerri Walsh Jennings1013Service error short
Holly McPeak1113Misty with the very tough angle shot left
Misty May-Treanor1213Misty hammers it down the line
Misty May-Treanor1214Great rally ends as Jen send the off speed shot down the line
Jennifer Kessy1314Kerri's shot down the line tickles the sideline
Kerri Walsh Jennings1315Jen with the laser shot cross court in two
Holly McPeak1415Jen just misses short on the tough slam attempt
Misty May-Treanor1416Holly flips it over the top of Kerri cross court
Jennifer Kessy1417Ace off the tape again - that three times
Jennifer Kessy1517Service error short
Kerri Walsh Jennings1518Holly with the flop shot down the line
Holly McPeak1519Jen goes down the line
Holly McPeak1619Kerri fakes left and goes right with the kill off Jen
Misty May-Treanor1620Long rally ends as Holly and Jen get game point with the Holly slam down the line
Jennifer Kessy1720Game Point 1 - Misty rips it up the middle
Kerri Walsh Jennings1820Game Point 2 - Kerri closes off every angle as she rejects the Holly slam attempt
Kerri Walsh Jennings1920Game point 3 - Kerri does it again sending the kill attempt right back at Holly
Kerri Walsh Jennings2020Game 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 Jennings2021Jen just saves the ball and misses running into the net to set up another game point on the tip
Holly McPeak2121Game 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-Treanor2122Jen comes right back to meet Kerri above the net and this time Jen wins the duel
Jennifer Kessy2222Game Point 6 - Misty unloads the big guns on Holly
Kerri Walsh Jennings2223Jen goes over in two off the nice bump set by Holly
Holly McPeak2224Game Point 7 - Jen ends the incredible game with another over in two slam off Misty
ServerMisty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Jennifer Kessy
Holly McPeak
Play
Game 3
Holly McPeak10Misty tip to open the game
Misty May-Treanor11Holly cuts it
Jennifer Kessy12Jen ends the long rally by unwinding on Kerri
Jennifer Kessy22Net foul on Jen
Kerri Walsh Jennings23Holly slams it up the middle
Holly McPeak33Service error short
Misty May-Treanor34Holly cuts it right
Jennifer Kessy44Kerri unwinds on Holly with the spike
Kerri Walsh Jennings54Jen sends the kill attempt in two long
Kerri Walsh Jennings64Incredible dig by Misty leads to the Misty hammer cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings74Misty fires it off the Holly block attempt
Kerri Walsh Jennings75Holly ends the scoring streak with a flop shot over Kerri down the line
Holly McPeak85Jen rejects the Misty slam but Kerri recovers and then slams it down the line
Misty May-Treanor86Jen goes over in two after the nice bump set by Holly
Jennifer Kessy87Another great rally - Comes to an ends as Jen slams it off Kerri's hands
Jennifer Kessy97Holly digs the first slam by Kerri, but Kerri comes right back and slams the second into the open court
Kerri Walsh Jennings98Holly's slam cross court just catches the sideline
Holly McPeak99Incredible dig by Holly allows Jen to poke it over in two and over the D to tie it up
Holly McPeak109Kerri sends the hammer right at Holly's head and Holly just gets out of the way
Misty May-Treanor1010Jen fires it cross court off Misty sending the ball high into the bleachers - Yep its a round tripper...
Jennifer Kessy1110Misty tips it off Jen's fingers down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings1210Holly's spike attempt misses the back line by less than an inch
Kerri Walsh Jennings1310Kerri goes over in two after Misty dig set is perfect
Kerri Walsh Jennings1311Misty's tip shot just misses long
Holly McPeak1312Kerri sends the spike attempt long
Holly McPeak1313Holly's cut shot catches the tape, rolls on top of the net and falls just on the sideline to tie it up
Holly McPeak1413Jen's over in two after the long rally is goes just long and Game Match Point is here
Misty May-Treanor1513Match 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!