Match Recap

AVP Tour
$100,000 Las Vegas Aquafina Shootout
Thursday, September 8, 2005

Match #6: Pool B

(7, Q7) Dax Holdren / (Q10) Karch Kiraly
def.
(Q6) Jeff Nygaard / (5, Q11) Larry Witt
23-25, 21-17, 15-13 (0:57)

Jeff Nygaard

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 3, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madison, WI

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$470,797.50

Larry Witt

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 13, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Ynez, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

105

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$194,770.00

Dax Holdren

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$699,496.50

Karch Kiraly

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1960 (64 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

354

Career Wins:

148

Career AVP Wins:

122

Career Winnings:

$3,211,989.25

(7, Q7) Dax Holdren / (Q10) Karch Kiraly

(Q6) Jeff Nygaard / (5, Q11) Larry Witt

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Karch Kiraly	Jeff Nygaard	Larry Witt
ATTACK
Attacks	23	11	15	17
Kills	13	6	10	8
Errors	5	0	1	2
Hitting Pct	0.348	0.545	0.600	0.353
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	0	2	1
Digs	7	4	3	7

Game 2
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Karch Kiraly	Jeff Nygaard	Larry Witt
ATTACK
Attacks	16	7	12	11
Kills	10	6	5	6
Errors	3	1	3	2
Hitting Pct	0.438	0.714	0.167	0.364
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	2	0	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	3	1	1	1
Digs	0	7	1	3

Game 3
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Karch Kiraly	Jeff Nygaard	Larry Witt
ATTACK
Attacks	11	8	11	8
Kills	8	3	3	7
Errors	0	2	2	0
Hitting Pct	0.727	0.125	0.091	0.875
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	1	0
Digs	7	1	3	3

Match Total
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Karch Kiraly	Jeff Nygaard	Larry Witt
ATTACK
Attacks	50	26	38	36
Kills	31	15	18	21
Errors	8	3	6	4
Hitting Pct	0.460	0.462	0.316	0.472
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	3	2	2	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	4	1	4	2
Digs	14	12	7	13

Play By Play

Server	Jeff Nygaard Larry Witt	Dax Holdren Karch Kiraly	Play
Game 1
Dax Holdren	1	0	Larry start the match with the big cross court spike
Larry Witt	1	1	Long rally ends with Dax going down the right line
Karch Kiraly	1	2	Karch powers the kill through Jeff's hands
Karch Kiraly	2	2	Jeff sides out on the slam cross court
Jeff Nygaard	2	3	Karch with the floater down the left line
Dax Holdren	3	3	A great rally ends on the Larry cross court kill splitting the D
Larry Witt	3	4	Incredible dig by Karch leads to the Dax slam that catches the tape and falls over
Karch Kiraly	4	4	Jeff loads up and unwinds cross court into the deep right corner
Jeff Nygaard	4	5	Karch with the two foot kill - spiking it on the two foot line
Dax Holdren	5	5	Jeff come right back with the inside out swing putting the ball on the right sideline
Larry Witt	5	6	Dax also has the inside out look with his shot down the right line
Dax Holdren	6	6	Great effort by Dax is not enough as Larry slams it off Karch
Jeff Nygaard	7	6	Larry wins the duel at the net with Dax
Jeff Nygaard	7	7	Dax shows off the touch with the flop shot down the right line
Dax Holdren	8	7	Great rally with a huge dig by Dax, but the dig sails and Larry puts it away in one
Larry Witt	9	7	Jeff wins the duel over Karch at the net
Larry Witt	9	8	Dax fires it down the right line
Karch Kiraly	10	8	Side out
Jeff Nygaard	11	8	Dax misses wide left on the slam attempt
Jeff Nygaard	11	9	Dax doesn't miss this time around as he slams it straight down the line
Dax Holdren	12	9	Larry with the dome shot off Karch's pink hat
Larry Witt	12	10	Karch splits the D with the slam up the middle
Karch Kiraly	13	10	Service error wide right
Jeff Nygaard	13	11	Dax finds the line with the laser shot inbetween the D
Dax Holdren	14	11	Jeff floats it over the D
Larry Witt	14	12	Incredible rally ends on the double on Larry
Karch Kiraly	14	13	Jeff sends the spike attempt long
Karch Kiraly	15	13	Jeff doesn't miss this time with the big spike
Jeff Nygaard	15	14	Dax doesn't miss either with the big kill right
Dax Holdren	16	14	Larry's dagger just catches the baseline
Larry Witt	17	14	Just an incredible rally with blocks and digs on both sides ends as Jeff's second over in one finds the hole
Larry Witt	18	14	Larry slams it through Karch's hands
Larry Witt	18	15	Karch ends the scoring streak with the cross court kill right
Karch Kiraly	18	16	Dax comes up with the timely block rejecting the Larry kill
Karch Kiraly	18	17	Larry's kill catches the tape and flies wide left
Karch Kiraly	19	17	Larry doesn't miss this time with the kill landing right at Karch's feet
Jeff Nygaard	19	18	Dax powers it up the middle with authority
Dax Holdren	19	19	Dax uses the dome to tie it up as the ball hits Larry in the head and flies into the stands
Dax Holdren	20	19	Larry sets up game point with the kill
Larry Witt	20	20	The long rally ends as Karch's kill is blocked by Larry but the ball falls just wide
Karch Kiraly	21	20	Larry powers through Dax's block
Jeff Nygaard	21	21	Service error wide
Dax Holdren	22	21	Service error long
Larry Witt	22	22	Dax with the flop into the back left corner
Karch Kiraly	23	22	Jeff goes down the line left with the spike
Jeff Nygaard	23	23	Karch with the flop shot over Jeff at the net after the long rally
Dax Holdren	24	23	Dax sends the deep floater a little too deep
Larry Witt	25	23	Jeff ends game one with the big block of Dax
Server	Jeff Nygaard Larry Witt	Dax Holdren Karch Kiraly	Play
Game 2
Dax Holdren	0	1	Jeff misses short on the kill to start game one
Dax Holdren	1	1	Jeff doesn't miss this time around with the kill down the line
Larry Witt	1	2	Incredible dig by Karch leads to the Karch spike up the middle
Karch Kiraly	1	3	Dax with the big block of his regular partner Jeff
Karch Kiraly	2	3	An incredible dig by Karch goes unrewarded as Karch sends the cutter short into the net
Jeff Nygaard	2	4	Karch with the flop shot down the line
Dax Holdren	3	4	Service error short
Larry Witt	3	5	Dax sends the heater down the line
Karch Kiraly	4	5	Jeff goes up the middle with the kill
Jeff Nygaard	4	6	Larry rejects the Dax tip but the ball falls just wide
Dax Holdren	5	6	Karch blocks the first but the second sails long off the Karch block attempt
Larry Witt	5	7	Karch with the kill right
Larry Witt	6	7	Dax rejects the first but Larry recovers and puts it away in one
Jeff Nygaard	6	8	Dax sends the kill into the back left corner
Dax Holdren	7	8	Larry splits the D with the kill
Larry Witt	7	9	Dax with the flop shot
Karch Kiraly	8	9	Jeff with the spike down the line and off Karch
Jeff Nygaard	9	9	Larry rejects Dax and we are tied up
Jeff Nygaard	9	10	Karch uses his chest on the dig and then drops it just on the other side of the net
Dax Holdren	10	10	Larry slams it just into the back right corner
Larry Witt	11	10	Jeff shuts off all angles as he roofs Dax
Larry Witt	11	11	Dax catches the tape on the kill and ball flies over Jeff and just inside the line
Karch Kiraly	12	11	Larry breaks the tie with the cross court kill
Jeff Nygaard	12	12	Incredible dig by Dax ends as Dax split the D with the Kill
Dax Holdren	13	12	Larry with the soft touch on the cutter left
Larry Witt	13	13	Dax fires a bullet into the back left corner
Karch Kiraly	13	14	Karch shows off that famous cutter
Karch Kiraly	13	15	Dax rejects the Larry slam
Karch Kiraly	14	15	That's gonna leave a mark - Larry fires it into Karch's chest
Jeff Nygaard	14	16	Dax slams it through the Jeff's arms
Dax Holdren	15	16	Service error long
Larry Witt	16	16	Dax's cutter catches the tape and falls wide
Larry Witt	16	17	Dax with the floater
Karch Kiraly	16	18	Dax with the block
Karch Kiraly	16	19	Dax goes with the left handed tip into the backcourt
Karch Kiraly	17	19	Jeff fakes the heat and sends the tip softly left
Jeff Nygaard	17	20	Dax fires it into the back left corner for game point
Dax Holdren	17	21	Karch rejects the Larry slam and we are going three
Server	Jeff Nygaard Larry Witt	Dax Holdren Karch Kiraly	Play
Game 3
Larry Witt	0	1	Dax starts off game three with the floater over Jeff
Dax Holdren	1	1	Larry slams the ball right off Karch's hands
Jeff Nygaard	1	2	Dax freezes the D with the shot up the middle
Karch Kiraly	2	2	Jeff just catches Dax's fingertips
Larry Witt	2	3	Dax fires it straight down
Dax Holdren	3	3	Larry powers it through Karch's hands
Jeff Nygaard	3	4	Dax with the floater over Jeff
Karch Kiraly	4	4	Service error short
Larry Witt	5	4	Karch misses just wide left on the cutter
Larry Witt	6	4	Larry fires it up the middle
Larry Witt	7	4	Jeff rejects Karch's slam
Larry Witt	7	5	Karch comes right back and uses an off speed approach to get it past Jeff
Dax Holdren	7	6	The best rally of the evening with big digs by Karch, Dax and Larry ends on the Dax cutter
Dax Holdren	7	7	Jeff misses long on the kill attempt and we are tied
Dax Holdren	7	8	Dax uses the left to end the long rally with the tip down the line for the lead
Dax Holdren	8	8	Larry ends the scoring streak with the kill off Karch
Jeff Nygaard	8	9	Service error short
Karch Kiraly	8	10	Jeff misses wide right on the kill attempt
Karch Kiraly	9	10	Dax rejects the first but Larry recovers and floats it over Dax
Larry Witt	10	10	Larry ties it with the slam off Karch
Larry Witt	10	11	Service error long
Dax Holdren	11	11	Jeff sends the kill into the back left corner
Jeff Nygaard	11	12	Karch with the slam off Larry
Karch Kiraly	11	13	Karch with the perfect touch flopping it over Larry
Karch Kiraly	12	13	Jeff leaves no doubts on that one with the spike up the middle
Larry Witt	12	14	Dax's heads up play sets up match point as he tips it over Jeff
Dax Holdren	13	14	Larry from the right side with the kill
Jeff Nygaard	13	15	Karch ends the night with the spike up the middle - we will see you tomorrow starting at 3pm PT