Match Recap

AVP Tour
$100,000 Las Vegas Aquafina Shootout
Saturday, September 10, 2005

Match #11: Pool X

(1) Mike Lambert / (8, Q8) Matt Fuerbringer
def.
(4) Sean Scott / (5, Q11) Larry Witt
21-19, 21-18 (0:45)

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

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

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

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

(1) Mike Lambert / (8, Q8) Matt Fuerbringer

(4) Sean Scott / (5, Q11) Larry Witt

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Matt Fuerbringer	Sean Scott	Larry Witt
ATTACK
Attacks	10	14	5	13
Kills	6	11	3	8
Errors	3	0	0	1
Hitting Pct	0.300	0.786	0.600	0.538
SERVE
Aces	0	3	0	0
Errors	2	2	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	0	0	1
Digs	2	5	2	3

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Matt Fuerbringer	Sean Scott	Larry Witt
ATTACK
Attacks	12	12	10	11
Kills	9	8	4	9
Errors	0	2	3	0
Hitting Pct	0.750	0.500	0.100	0.818
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	0	0
Digs	2	2	3	3

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Matt Fuerbringer	Sean Scott	Larry Witt
ATTACK
Attacks	22	26	15	24
Kills	15	19	7	17
Errors	3	2	3	1
Hitting Pct	0.545	0.654	0.267	0.667
SERVE
Aces	0	3	0	0
Errors	3	3	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	0	0	1
Digs	4	7	5	6

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Matt Fuerbringer	Sean Scott Larry Witt	Play
Game 1
Matt Fuerbringer	1	0	With a win Lambo will move on - The match starts with an ace
Matt Fuerbringer	2	0	Fuerby sends the tip into the open court
Matt Fuerbringer	2	1	service error short
Larry Witt	2	2	Lambo's tip lands just wide left
Larry Witt	2	3	Great rally ends as Larry slams it off Lambo's hands - it is very windy again today
Larry Witt	3	3	Lambo with the power kill up the middle
Mike Lambert	3	4	Larry with the kill off Fuerby
Sean Scott	4	4	Fuerby goes cross court right on the spike
Matt Fuerbringer	4	5	The wind is blowing North-South at at least 35mph - Sean tips it off Lambo's hands
Larry Witt	5	5	Lambo with the floater into the back right corner
Mike Lambert	5	6	Net foul on Fuerby
Sean Scott	6	6	Lambo goes up the middle on the kill
Matt Fuerbringer	7	6	Lambo closes off the line and rejects the Larry kill attempt
Matt Fuerbringer	7	7	Sean with the inside out swing to send it down the right line
Larry Witt	8	7	Fuerby ends the long rally with the floater down the left line
Mike Lambert	8	8	Larry with the kill up the middle
Sean Scott	9	8	Fuerby tips it over Larry at the net
Matt Fuerbringer	9	9	Larry roofs Lambo
Larry Witt	10	9	Lambo uses the touch to go down the right line
Mike Lambert	10	10	Service error short
Sean Scott	11	10	Fuerby with wind up and slam off Larry's hands
Matt Fuerbringer	11	11	Larry uses the topspin to drop the kill just inside the baseline
Larry Witt	12	11	Great rally at the net ends on the Lambo slam up the middle
Mike Lambert	12	12	Another great rally - this time endsing as Sean goes left cross court
Sean Scott	13	12	Lambo with the hard shot off Sean
Matt Fuerbringer	13	13	Sean returns the favor with the power slam cross court right
Larry Witt	13	14	An incredible dig by Larry leads to the Larry spike up the middle
Larry Witt	14	14	Service error short
Matt Fuerbringer	14	15	And its outta here - Larry slams it hard off Lambo and the ball flies into the cheap seats
Sean Scott	15	15	Fuerby goes down the line and Larry diving save is not enough
Matt Fuerbringer	16	15	Lambo changes the shot at the net and then puts it away
Matt Fuerbringer	17	15	Ace up the middle
Matt Fuerbringer	17	16	The best rally of the match by far with the wind moving the ball ends on Lambo's short spike into the net
Larry Witt	18	16	Another great rally this time ending as Fuerby sends the dagger cross court right
Mike Lambert	18	17	Service error left
Sean Scott	19	17	Fuerby winds up and fires it down cross court right
Matt Fuerbringer	19	18	Service error long
Larry Witt	20	18	Fuerby cuts it hard left to set up game point and move Lambo closer to the finals
Mike Lambert	20	19	Larry slams it off Lambo
Sean Scott	21	19	Fuerby with the hammer to end game one
Server	Mike Lambert Matt Fuerbringer	Sean Scott Larry Witt	Play
Game 2
Larry Witt	1	0	Lambo starts off game two with the flop shot down the line
Matt Fuerbringer	1	1	Larry slams it off Fuerby's arms
Sean Scott	2	1	Lambo powers it from six feet behind the net off Sean
Mike Lambert	3	1	Sean misses long on the spike attempt
Mike Lambert	3	2	Larry puts it down hard left
Larry Witt	4	2	Fuerby fakes the heat and sends the floater right
Matt Fuerbringer	4	3	Sean comes right back and floats it right into the open court
Sean Scott	4	4	Fuerby with the tip into the back court - there is an argument - did Lambo double? From here it looked like a net on Lambo - the refs are discussing... And the refs rule for Sean/Larry - double on Lambo
Sean Scott	5	4	Lambo goes down the line and off Larry's hands
Mike Lambert	5	5	Larry floats it down the line
Larry Witt	6	5	Fuerby slams it off Larry's arms
Matt Fuerbringer	7	5	Sean goes over in two and misses just wide right
Matt Fuerbringer	7	6	Service error wide
Sean Scott	8	6	Great rally ends as Lambo slams it off Sean
Mike Lambert	8	7	Larry ends the long rally by cutting it right in two
Larry Witt	9	7	Fuerby goes down the off Sean on the kill
Matt Fuerbringer	9	8	Sean with the big slam down the left line
Sean Scott	10	8	service error
Mike Lambert	10	9	Service error long
Larry Witt	11	9	Fuerby with the hammer off Larry
Matt Fuerbringer	11	10	Larry has a hammer shot as well as he slams it off Lambo
Sean Scott	12	10	Great rally ends a Lambo plays it up for fans missing on a spike attempt and letting the ball fall wide left
Mike Lambert	12	11	Kill
Larry Witt	13	11	Fuerby with the kill
Matt Fuerbringer	14	11	The long rally ends as Sean's over in two is just wide left
Matt Fuerbringer	14	12	Larry sends a laser up the middle
Sean Scott	15	12	Fuerby with the floater over Sean and down the line
Mike Lambert	16	12	Lambo with authority cross court off Larry
Mike Lambert	16	13	Sean goes down the line left
Larry Witt	17	13	Net foul on Sean - he argues the call and earns a yellow card as he slams the ball in frustration
Matt Fuerbringer	17	14	Larry with the roll shot down the right line
Sean Scott	17	15	Larry with the heads up play blocking Lambo and then sending it down the line in one
Sean Scott	18	15	Lambo inches closer to the final as he sends the heater up the middle and catches the baseline
Mike Lambert	18	16	Larry with the nice cutter left
Larry Witt	19	16	Lambo wins the duel at the net with Sean punching it through Sean's hands
Matt Fuerbringer	19	17	Larry with the hammer off Fuerby cross court
Sean Scott	20	17	Lambo sets up game point with the spike
Mike Lambert	20	18	Great rally ends as Fuerby's desperation shot misses just wide left
Larry Witt	21	18	Fuerby with the hammer and Lambo moves on to the finals