Match Recap

AVP Tour
$187,500 Chicago Open Presented by McDonald's
Saturday, September 3, 2005

Match #61: Finals

(5) Todd Rogers/Sean Scott
def.
(4) Karch Kiraly/Mike Lambert
21-16, 21-16 (1:05)

Karch Kiraly

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1960 (63 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Resides:

San Clemente, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

354

Career Wins:

148

Career AVP Wins:

122

Career Winnings:

$3,211,989.25

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

Resides:

Costa Mesa, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$507,437.50

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:

Tournaments:

338

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,150,606.50

Sean Scott

Photo: Ken Delgado

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:

Tournaments:

221

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$880,358.75

(5) Todd Rogers/Sean Scott

(4) Karch Kiraly/Mike Lambert

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Sean Scott	Karch Kiraly	Mike Lambert
ATTACK
Attacks	11	18	21	7
Kills	7	9	6	4
Errors	2	3	3	2
Hitting Pct	0.455	0.333	0.143	0.286
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	3	0	3
Digs	9	4	9	0

Game 2
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Sean Scott	Karch Kiraly	Mike Lambert
ATTACK
Attacks	8	15	16	8
Kills	4	11	7	4
Errors	1	1	3	2
Hitting Pct	0.375	0.667	0.250	0.250
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	0	1
Digs	5	1	4	1

Match Total
Statistics	Todd Rogers	Sean Scott	Karch Kiraly	Mike Lambert
ATTACK
Attacks	19	33	37	15
Kills	11	20	13	8
Errors	3	4	6	4
Hitting Pct	0.421	0.485	0.189	0.267
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	4	0	4
Digs	14	5	13	1

Play By Play

Server	Karch Kiraly Mike Lambert	Todd Rogers Sean Scott	Play
Game 1
Todd Rogers	0	1	The finals start with a long rally ended by the Todd Kill off Karch
Todd Rogers	0	2	Karch sends the kill attempt long down the line
Todd Rogers	1	2	An incredible rally with big digs by both Karch and Todd ends on the Karch floater down the line
Karch Kiraly	2	2	Lambo blocks Sean at the net
Karch Kiraly	2	3	Service error short
Sean Scott	2	4	Todd goes down the line after the nice set by Sean
Sean Scott	3	4	Lambo ends the long rally with the big kill down the line
Mike Lambert	3	5	Sean hits a stinger off Lambo and up the middle
Todd Rogers	4	5	Karch looks Sean cross and then fires down the line and off Todd
Karch Kiraly	5	5	Sean sends the slam attempt long and we are tied
Karch Kiraly	5	6	Sean shows off the touch with the cutter left
Sean Scott	6	6	An incredible rally ends as Lambo blocks Todd and then stuffs Sean's save
Mike Lambert	6	7	An incredible rally with huge D by both Karch and Todd ends as Todd slams it off Lambo
Todd Rogers	7	7	Lambo fakes the over in two and then sets Karch nicely who flops it into the back right corner
Karch Kiraly	7	8	Sean with the hammer up the middle
Sean Scott	7	9	Sean out-duels Lambo at the net and puts the tip in the back corner
Sean Scott	8	9	Another incredible rally - Todd stuffs Karch, Sean with a big Dig, but Lambo ends it with the stinger up the line
Mike Lambert	8	10	Sean leaves no doubt on that one with the cross court slam
Todd Rogers	9	10	Lambo winds up and fires off Sean's block attempt
Karch Kiraly	9	11	Great rally and after the incredible dig by Todd, Todd puts it away up the line and gives a quick stare down across the net
Sean Scott	9	12	Todd is at it again firing a bullet cross court
Sean Scott	10	12	Karch fires hard on the two foot line
Mike Lambert	10	13	Sean tosses the floater into the back right corner
Todd Rogers	10	14	Sean elevates and rejects the Lambo tip with the right hand
Todd Rogers	10	15	This time Lambo brings the guns and Sean lets Lambo know that he can handle it at any speed as he reject the kill
Todd Rogers	10	16	Todd ends the long rally by firing the off speed kill up the middle and splitting the D
Todd Rogers	11	16	Lambo ends the scoring run as he slams it in two off the nice set dig by Karch
Karch Kiraly	12	16	Lambo returns the favor to Sean by rejecting Sean's slam attempt
Karch Kiraly	12	17	Sean fakes the heat and drops the touch shot on the left sideline
Sean Scott	12	18	Sean completely closes off the net and rejects Karch's Kill
Sean Scott	13	18	After the long rally Todd's kill catches the tape and skips wide right
Mike Lambert	13	19	Field Goal: Sean splits Lambo's arms on the kill
Todd Rogers	14	19	Lambo guns it through Sean's hands
Karch Kiraly	15	19	Sean rejects the Karch and slam and ... it is just long
Karch Kiraly	15	20	Sean spikes the long set by Karch in one to set up game point
Sean Scott	16	20	Game Point 1 - Karch says not yet as he sends the floater over Sean and down the line
Mike Lambert	16	21	Game Point 2 - Todd ends game one with the inside out swing down the line
Server	Karch Kiraly Mike Lambert	Todd Rogers Sean Scott	Play
Game 2
Mike Lambert	0	1	Game 2 starts with Sean going down the line off Karch
Todd Rogers	1	1	Karch returns the favor by slamming it up the middle
Karch Kiraly	1	2	The long rally ends on the big dig by Sean leading the Sean's cross court touch shot
Sean Scott	2	2	Karch's kill catches the tape and Todd cannot recover in time to save it
Mike Lambert	2	3	Sean's blast just catches the back line
Todd Rogers	3	3	Lambo fakes the heat in two and then sends the floater over Sean and in front of Todd
Karch Kiraly	3	4	Double on Lambo
Sean Scott	4	4	Karch puts it away slamming it off Todd
Mike Lambert	5	4	Lambo roofs Sean and the ball just falls in
Mike Lambert	5	5	Sean fakes the heater and throws the change up right
Todd Rogers	6	5	Service error short
Karch Kiraly	7	5	Double on Todd
Karch Kiraly	7	6	Sean unleashes up the middle and off Karch
Sean Scott	7	7	The great save attempt by Lambo and Karch is not enough as Lambo's poke is just long
Sean Scott	7	8	Net foul on Lambo after the great rally
Sean Scott	8	8	Karch makes sure no one can block that one as he guns it cross court
Mike Lambert	8	9	Sean powers it off Karch
Todd Rogers	9	9	Lambo splits the goalposts on the spike through Sean's arms
Karch Kiraly	10	9	Todd is rejected by the net tape on the kill attempt
Karch Kiraly	11	9	Great rally ends as Lambo goes in one spiking it off of Todd's head - there's an argument that Lambo had a double - Todd gets the yellow card
Karch Kiraly	11	10	Todd puts it up the middle on the big swing
Sean Scott	11	11	Karch goes down the line but misses just wide left
Sean Scott	11	12	Sean slams it down hard after the nice dig by Todd
Sean Scott	12	12	Karch puts it away down the line
Mike Lambert	12	13	Rogers with the nice shot into the open court left
Todd Rogers	13	13	Great rally ends as Karch dials it up and fires it off Sean
Karch Kiraly	13	14	Todd gets up high and spikes it off Karch
Sean Scott	14	14	Karch guns it off Sean
Mike Lambert	14	15	Sean with the high heat cross court
Todd Rogers	14	16	Kitchen is Closed - Sean shuts down the net and Karch
Todd Rogers	14	17	Karch's flop shot over Sean is just wide left
Todd Rogers	15	17	Service error short
Karch Kiraly	15	18	Sean winds up and unloads down the line
Sean Scott	15	19	Sean and Lambo meet high above the net and Sean overpowers Lambo on the duel
Sean Scott	15	20	Lambo sends the spike long and Championship Point is here
Sean Scott	16	20	Championship Point 1 - Lambo is done yet as he slams it hard up the middle
Mike Lambert	16	21	Championship Point 2 - Lambo blocks the first but Sean comes right back and seals the match with the tip over Lambo. Sean and Todd become the second team to win back to back this season as they capture the Chicago Open. Make sure to log on to AVP.com right now to enter the Watch and win.