Match Recap

AVP Tour
$100,000 Las Vegas Aquafina Shootout
Friday, September 9, 2005

Match #9: Pool X

(1) Mike Lambert / (5, Q11) Larry Witt
def.
(4) Sean Scott / (8, Q8) Matt Fuerbringer
16-21, 21-16, 15-12 (0:57)

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$507,437.50

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

Sean Scott

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kailua, HI

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

221

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$880,358.75

Matt Fuerbringer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Costa Mesa, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

195

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$706,982.50

(1) Mike Lambert / (5, Q11) Larry Witt

(4) Sean Scott / (8, Q8) Matt Fuerbringer

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Larry Witt	Sean Scott	Matt Fuerbringer
ATTACK
Attacks	18	5	17	7
Kills	8	4	11	5
Errors	3	0	2	1
Hitting Pct	0.278	0.800	0.529	0.571
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	1
Errors	1	0	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	1
Digs	0	6	8	1

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Larry Witt	Sean Scott	Matt Fuerbringer
ATTACK
Attacks	11	10	12	14
Kills	10	4	5	7
Errors	1	3	2	3
Hitting Pct	0.818	0.100	0.250	0.286
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	2	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	4
Digs	1	7	6	0

Game 3
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Larry Witt	Sean Scott	Matt Fuerbringer
ATTACK
Attacks	3	8	4	12
Kills	1	7	3	5
Errors	1	1	1	5
Hitting Pct	0.000	0.750	0.500	0.000
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1	1
Errors	0	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	0	1
Digs	0	2	1	0

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Larry Witt	Sean Scott	Matt Fuerbringer
ATTACK
Attacks	32	23	33	33
Kills	19	15	19	17
Errors	5	4	5	9
Hitting Pct	0.438	0.478	0.424	0.242
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1	2
Errors	1	0	4	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	4	0	0	6
Digs	1	15	15	1

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Larry Witt	Sean Scott Matt Fuerbringer	Play
Game 1
Larry Witt	1	0	The match starts with a huge dig by Larry and then the put away down the line
Larry Witt	2	0	An incredible bounce where Fuerby rejects Larry but the ball hits Larry's shoulder and flops over Fuerby into the open court
Larry Witt	2	1	Sean leaves no doubts on that one cross court
Sean Scott	3	1	Lambo with the heater cross court
Mike Lambert	3	2	Fuerby flips it over Lambo at the net
Matt Fuerbringer	3	3	Fuerby with the big rejection of Lambo at the net
Matt Fuerbringer	4	3	Lambo goes huge bouncing it a good 25 feet up on the spike
Larry Witt	5	3	Larry with the great dig and then the touch shot down the right line
Larry Witt	5	4	Lambo rejects the first but Sean recovers and tips it in two to the left
Sean Scott	6	4	Sean is short on kill attempt
Mike Lambert	6	5	Sean uses the off speed tip off Lambo's hands
Matt Fuerbringer	6	6	Ace serve to tie it up
Matt Fuerbringer	6	7	Sean with the cross body swing sending the ball to the left and off Larry
Matt Fuerbringer	7	7	Great rally ends on the Lambo reaction off the block in one
Larry Witt	8	7	Lambo closes off the net and shows why he is called the curtain blocking Sean
Larry Witt	8	8	Sean uses the touch on the tip right
Sean Scott	8	9	Four hits called on Lambo/Witt
Sean Scott	9	9	Lambo winds up and unloads on his former Stanford Teammate
Mike Lambert	9	10	Service error short
Matt Fuerbringer	9	11	Sean with the domer of his former High School classmate Lambo
Matt Fuerbringer	9	12	Incredible dig leads to the Fuerby put away up the middle
Matt Fuerbringer	10	12	Service error short
Larry Witt	10	13	Fuerby winds up and fires it down the middle
Sean Scott	11	13	Service error long
Mike Lambert	11	14	Sean ends the long rally with the touch shot over Lambo
Matt Fuerbringer	11	15	Great recovery by Fuerby leads to the Sean put away
Matt Fuerbringer	12	15	Lambo goes down the line with the dagger
Larry Witt	13	15	Lambo gives Fuerby no where to go blocking Fuerby
Larry Witt	13	16	Fuerby with the floater down the line
Sean Scott	13	17	Lambo misses bad on the kill attempt long
Sean Scott	14	17	Great rally with saves left and right by Larry ends as Lambo goes over in two off Fuerby
Mike Lambert	14	18	Sean fakes the heat and tosses a floater left
Matt Fuerbringer	15	18	Larry comes right back and shows off his touch with the flop shot over Fuerby and down the line
Larry Witt	15	19	Big argument on whether Lambo touched Sean's spike that landed wide - refs rule for ... Sean - Lambo did touch it
Sean Scott	15	20	Fuerby down the line
Sean Scott	16	20	Lambo with the kill hits the baseline
Mike Lambert	16	21	Service error short
Server	Mike Lambert Larry Witt	Sean Scott Matt Fuerbringer	Play
Game 2
Sean Scott	1	0	Lambo with the dagger
Larry Witt	1	1	Sean with the soft roll shot
Matt Fuerbringer	1	2	Fuerby with the heads up play using his forehead to reject Larry
Matt Fuerbringer	2	2	Lambo in two off Sean catches the D offguard
Mike Lambert	3	2	Great rally ends as Sean misses long on the kill attempt
Mike Lambert	4	2	Fuerby misses just wide on the touch shot left
Mike Lambert	4	3	Fuerby with the hammer down the line
Sean Scott	5	3	Lambo with the big spike off Fuerby
Larry Witt	6	3	Lambo in one as Fuerby's bump return sails long
Larry Witt	6	4	Fuerby with the huge spike up the middle
Matt Fuerbringer	7	4	Larry looks the D cross and fires down the line with the inside out swing
Mike Lambert	8	4	Great rally ends as Lambo stuffs his former high school buddy at the net on the roof job
Mike Lambert	8	5	Lambo just misses making it two straight as the block attempt misses just wide left
Sean Scott	8	6	Fuerby takes advantage of the poor set by Lambo by tipping it into the open court in one
Sean Scott	8	7	Fuerby's rejection of Larry catches Larry's body on the reflection
Sean Scott	8	8	Lambo is short on the kill attempt just catching the net - Lambo throws the ball down in anger and earns a yellow card
Sean Scott	9	8	Service error long
Larry Witt	10	8	Larry ends the long rally with the deep spike off Fuerby
Larry Witt	11	8	Incredible rally ends as both teams go over in one back to back - Lambo destroys the ball on his over in one
Larry Witt	11	9	Nice roll shot by Sean just lands on the baseline
Matt Fuerbringer	12	9	Larry hears the line call by Lambo and sends the strike down the line
Mike Lambert	12	10	Fuerby with the hard cross court shot - Larry attempted dig just sails wide
Sean Scott	13	10	Lambo gets up real high and slams it off Fuerby's fingertips
Larry Witt	13	11	Great rally at the net ends on the Sean cutter right
Matt Fuerbringer	14	11	Another incredible rally this time ending on Lambo rejecting Fuerby - best dig of the night so far goes to Larry Witt on that rally
Mike Lambert	14	12	Sean's spike just skims the baseline
Sean Scott	14	13	Fuerby throws his own block party rejecting the Larry slam
Sean Scott	15	13	Larry makes sure no one can block that one as he hammers it cross court left
Larry Witt	16	13	Larry ends the long rally on the kill up the right side
Larry Witt	16	14	Fuerby uses the off speed approach to cut it left
Matt Fuerbringer	17	14	Huge hammer by Lambo - Fuerby argues that Sean had a double and Fuerby slams the ball against the refs stand
Mike Lambert	17	15	Fuerby come right back from the yellow card and sends the heater down the line
Sean Scott	18	15	Service error long
Larry Witt	19	15	Lambo with the big rejection of Fuerby and we inch closer to a game three
Larry Witt	20	15	Incredible dig by Larry and Lambo goes over in two to set up game point
Larry Witt	20	16	Great play at the net and the nice cutter by Sean
Matt Fuerbringer	21	16	Lambo sends it to a game three as he slams it up the middle
Server	Mike Lambert Larry Witt	Sean Scott Matt Fuerbringer	Play
Game 3
Larry Witt	1	0	Fuerby just misses wide left on the cut shot
Larry Witt	1	1	Fuerby doesn't miss on that one with the hammer into the back left corner
Sean Scott	1	2	Fuerby with the big block of Larry
Sean Scott	2	2	Larry comes right back and fires a bullet cross court left
Mike Lambert	2	3	Fuerby goes hard down the line
Matt Fuerbringer	2	4	Lambo tries to go over in two and misses just wide right
Matt Fuerbringer	3	4	Larry rolls it over Fuerby
Larry Witt	3	5	Sean with the nice flop over Lambo and into the back right corner
Sean Scott	4	5	Larry with the off speed tip off Fuerby
Mike Lambert	5	5	Fuerby is rejected by the net tape and we are tied up
Mike Lambert	6	5	Net foul on Fuerby after the duel above the net with Lambo
Mike Lambert	7	5	Ace
Mike Lambert	8	5	Lambo rejects Fuerby
Mike Lambert	8	6	Fuerby ends the drought with the dagger cross court
Matt Fuerbringer	9	6	Larry spikes it off Fuerby's hands
Larry Witt	10	6	Larry makes a great recovery and then slams it cross court to increase the lead
Larry Witt	10	7	Fuerby Fuer-Brings-It cross court
Sean Scott	11	7	Larry spikes it off Fuerby
Mike Lambert	12	7	Are you kidding me? L-Dizzle with a dig that sends the ball 40 feet in the air - then Larry simply sends it home
Mike Lambert	13	7	Fuerby is short on the kill attempt
Mike Lambert	13	8	Sean goes over in two and Lambo's attempted block sails long
Matt Fuerbringer	13	9	Great dig by Sean and then the Spike off Lambo's fingers
Matt Fuerbringer	13	10	Ace
Matt Fuerbringer	14	10	Lambo sets up match point on the huge swing
Larry Witt	14	11	Fuerby cuts it hard left
Sean Scott	14	12	Ace up the middle
Sean Scott	15	12	Service error long