Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 AVP Manhattan Beach Open Presented by Bud Light
Sunday, August 21, 2005

Match #61: Finals

(1) Jake Gibb/Stein Metzger
def.
(5) Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena
21-19, 21-10 (1:00)

Phil Dalhausser

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Baden, Switzerland

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Central Florida

Seasons:

Tournaments:

300

Career Wins:

103

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,592,785.00

Nick Lucena

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Davie, FL

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Florida State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

287

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,378,152.50

Jake Gibb

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bountiful, UT

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

325

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,781,197.50

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

(1) Jake Gibb/Stein Metzger

(5) Phil Dalhausser/Nick Lucena

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Stein Metzger	Phil Dalhausser	Nick Lucena
ATTACK
Attacks	14	5	4	17
Kills	9	3	4	9
Errors	3	1	0	6
Hitting Pct	0.429	0.400	1.000	0.176
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1	0
Errors	1	1	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	3	0	4	0
Digs	2	1	1	3

Game 2
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Stein Metzger	Phil Dalhausser	Nick Lucena
ATTACK
Attacks	7	8	1	23
Kills	4	6	0	8
Errors	1	1	0	10
Hitting Pct	0.429	0.625	0.000	-0.087
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	0
Digs	2	4	1	2

Match Total
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Stein Metzger	Phil Dalhausser	Nick Lucena
ATTACK
Attacks	21	13	5	40
Kills	13	9	4	17
Errors	4	2	0	16
Hitting Pct	0.429	0.538	0.800	0.025
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1	0
Errors	1	1	2	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	5	0	4	0
Digs	4	5	2	5

Play By Play

Server	Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena	Jake Gibb Stein Metzger	Play
Game 1
Nick Lucena	0	1	Great rally starts off the game -- ends on the Nick kill short into the net
Stein Metzger	0	2	Stein switches to the left hand for the spike down the line
Stein Metzger	1	2	Nick slams it through Big Jake Gibb
Phil Dalhausser	1	3	Service error long
Jake Gibb	1	4	Jake closes off the angle and sends the Nick slam right back at him
Jake Gibb	1	5	Nick shows off the touch with the flop shot just over Big Jake - wait the ball is wide
Jake Gibb	2	5	That one is not wide as Nick shows off the verticle with the slam left on the two foot line
Nick Lucena	3	5	Phil goes real high and shuts down the net with the huge rejection of Stein
Nick Lucena	3	6	Jake comes right back and slams it through Phil's hands
Stein Metzger	4	6	Phil winds up only to cut it hard left
Phil Dalhausser	4	7	Jake makes like Tiger Woods - flopping it perfectly into the back corner
Jake Gibb	4	8	Jake with the roof job of Nick
Jake Gibb	4	9	Ace up the middle
Jake Gibb	5	9	Nick powers the kill through Jake's hands
Nick Lucena	5	10	Service error long
Stein Metzger	6	10	Nick with authority cross court left
Phil Dalhausser	7	10	Phil stays afloat for quite some time as throws the Jake tip right back into the open court
Phil Dalhausser	8	10	Phil shuts off all angles again with the big block
Phil Dalhausser	9	10	Ace up the middle
Phil Dalhausser	9	11	Great rally ends as Nick's kill attempt is short
Jake Gibb	10	11	Phil's slam catches the back right corner
Nick Lucena	10	12	Great set by Stein allows Jake to go cross court
Stein Metzger	11	12	Nick shows off his own cross court action sending the spike off Stein up and onto the stage
Phil Dalhausser	11	13	Stein goes over in two up the middle off the great return by Jake
Jake Gibb	12	13	Nick throws the inside out swing as he sends the kill down the line
Nick Lucena	12	14	Big Jake Gibb with the dome shot off Phil's head
Stein Metzger	13	14	Service error short
Phil Dalhausser	13	15	Jake powers the slam through Phil's hands
Jake Gibb	14	15	Service error wide left
Nick Lucena	14	16	Jake with the floater once again over the long arms of Phil
Stein Metzger	15	16	Incredible rally with a huge dig by Phil ends on the Phil heater up the middle
Phil Dalhausser	15	17	Jake with the inside out swing to send the ball down the line
Jake Gibb	15	18	The big nasty is at it again as Jake roofs Nick's kill attempt
Jake Gibb	16	18	Jake tries to reject the Nick slam and then argues that the ball bounced of Nick's head, but the ref rules no
Nick Lucena	17	18	Nick shows off all 40 inches of his verticle as he slams it cross court right
Nick Lucena	17	19	Jake fakes the heat and cuts it left
Stein Metzger	18	19	Nick sides out with the big hammer up the middle
Phil Dalhausser	18	20	Jake sets up game point as he slams the ball off Phil's hands
Jake Gibb	19	20	Game Point 1 - Phil says not yet as he slams it off Jake
Nick Lucena	19	21	Game Point 2 - Stein ends it with the big slam through Phil's arms
Server	Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena	Jake Gibb Stein Metzger	Play
Game 2
Stein Metzger	1	0	Nick cuts it hard left to open game two
Nick Lucena	1	1	Jake tips it over Phil's hands
Jake Gibb	1	2	Nick is just short on the kill attempt
Jake Gibb	2	2	Definitely not short on that one as Nick delivers it cross court
Phil Dalhausser	2	3	Jake cuts it left hard
Stein Metzger	2	4	Big dig by Stein leads to the down the line kill by Stein
Stein Metzger	2	5	Nick's slam catches the tape and flies wide left
Stein Metzger	3	5	Nick with the body shot off Stein
Nick Lucena	3	6	Phil rejects Stein's first attempt, but Stein recovers sending the slam down the line
Jake Gibb	4	6	Nick "the Greyhound" comes right back killing it hard down the line
Phil Dalhausser	4	7	Stein's cut catches the tape and rolls along until harmlessly falling on the sideline
Stein Metzger	5	7	Nick puts it away on the side out with the kill cross court
Nick Lucena	6	7	Great rally ends as Nick shows off the vert again killing it cross court
Nick Lucena	6	8	Jake sees the long arms of Phil and send the floater over the arms into the backcourt
Jake Gibb	6	9	Nick cuts it left and just misses wide
Jake Gibb	6	10	Stein ends the long rally spiking it off Nick
Jake Gibb	7	10	Stein misses on the floater down the line after the long rally
Phil Dalhausser	7	11	Stein tips it left after over Phil's hands
Stein Metzger	7	12	Nick's kill attempt catches the tape and flies wide
Stein Metzger	8	12	Long rally ends on the net foul by Jake
Nick Lucena	8	13	Incredible rally with a meeting above the net between Phil and Jake eventually ends as Stein slams it down the line
Jake Gibb	8	14	Jake says get out of my kitchen as he rejects the Nick slam
Jake Gibb	8	15	Kitchen's still closed - Jake does it again to Nick
Jake Gibb	9	15	Back open - Nick slams it past Jake cross court
Phil Dalhausser	9	16	Service error short
Stein Metzger	10	16	Nick winds up and hammers it through Big Jake's arms
Nick Lucena	10	17	Net foul on Phil
Jake Gibb	10	18	Net foul on Nick
Jake Gibb	10	19	Nick is just short on the touch shot
Jake Gibb	10	20	Nick misses wide left on the kill and Championship Point is here
Jake Gibb	10	21	Championship Point 1 - Nick's slam catches the tape and Stein and Jake have won the Manhattan Beach Open. Log on avp.com now to enter the Watch and Win. We will see you next week from Boulder Colorado for the AVP Boulder Open. Have a great week!