AVP Tour
$122,500 AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Fort Lauderdale Open
Saturday, April 1, 2006
Match #28: Winner's Bracket Round 3
(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott
def.
(7) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak
21-18, 29-31, 15-10 (1:18)
Nicole Branagh
Photo:
Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date:
Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town:
Orinda, CA
Height:
6'2"
College(s):
Minnesota
Seasons:
15
Tournaments:
193
Career Wins:
20
Career AVP Wins:
17
Career Winnings:
$1,100,692.50
Holly McPeak
Photo:
Holly Stein/AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date:
May 15, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town:
Manhattan Beach, CA
Height:
5'7"
College(s):
California-Berkeley
UCLA
Seasons:
22
Tournaments:
323
Career Wins:
72
Career AVP Wins:
28
Career Winnings:
$1,575,161.00
Elaine Youngs
Photo:
Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date:
Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town:
Orange, CA
Height:
6'0"
College(s):
UCLA
Seasons:
14
Tournaments:
233
Career Wins:
51
Career AVP Wins:
34
Career Winnings:
$1,764,008.75
Rachel Wacholder Scott
Photo:
Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date:
Jun 15, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town:
Laguna Beach, CA
Height:
5'8"
College(s):
Colorado
Seasons:
14
Tournaments:
174
Career Wins:
8
Career AVP Wins:
6
Career Winnings:
$768,725.00
1
2
3
(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott
21
29
15
(7) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak
18
31
10
Stats
Game 1
Statistics
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Nicole Branagh
Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks
7
14
16
1
Kills
5
8
8
1
Errors
2
3
5
0
Hitting Pct
0.429
0.357
0.188
1.000
SERVE
Aces
0
0
0
1
Errors
0
2
2
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
2
0
2
0
Digs
0
3
1
2
Game 2
Statistics
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Nicole Branagh
Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks
13
20
29
4
Kills
9
14
20
3
Errors
2
0
2
0
Hitting Pct
0.538
0.700
0.621
0.750
SERVE
Aces
2
0
0
0
Errors
0
0
1
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
1
1
1
0
Digs
1
7
1
8
Game 3
Statistics
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Nicole Branagh
Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks
6
7
9
3
Kills
4
2
3
1
Errors
0
1
2
1
Hitting Pct
0.667
0.143
0.111
0.000
SERVE
Aces
0
0
0
0
Errors
0
0
0
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
1
0
0
0
Digs
0
3
0
5
Match Total
Statistics
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Nicole Branagh
Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks
26
41
54
8
Kills
18
24
31
5
Errors
4
4
9
1
Hitting Pct
0.538
0.488
0.407
0.500
SERVE
Aces
2
0
0
1
Errors
0
2
3
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
4
1
3
0
Digs
1
13
2
15
Play By Play
Server
Nicole Branagh
Holly McPeak
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Play
Game 1
Rachel Scott
0
1
Great rally to start the match as Rachel's dig leads to EY's tip
Rachel Scott
1
1
Nicole puts it down hard on the sideout
Holly McPeak
1
2
Rachel goes cross court left
Elaine Youngs
2
2
Nicole with the big block of Rachel
Nicole Branagh
2
3
Rachel tries the spike and is rejected, so she goes with the flop
Rachel Scott
2
4
Nicole sends the spike long
Rachel Scott
2
5
EY roofs Nicole
Rachel Scott
2
6
Nicole is just short on the cutter right
Rachel Scott
3
6
service error short
Holly McPeak
3
7
EY tips it into the open court left on the sideout
Elaine Youngs
3
8
EY closes off the net again sending the Nicole spike back
Elaine Youngs
4
8
Nicole uses and off-speed approach this time to get by EY on the sideout
Nicole Branagh
5
8
Rachel sends the spike wide left
Nicole Branagh
5
9
Rachel splits the D after the nice return dig
Rachel Scott
6
9
Nicole slams it hard cross court
Holly McPeak
7
9
EY misses long
Holly McPeak
7
10
Rachel doesn't - with the cross court kill
Elaine Youngs
8
10
Nicole wins the duel above the net with EY
Nicole Branagh
8
11
Service error long
Rachel Scott
9
11
Service error long
Holly McPeak
9
12
EY fakes the cross and goes with the roll shot left
Elaine Youngs
10
12
Nicole down the line
Nicole Branagh
10
13
Service error
Rachel Scott
10
14
Nicole misses on the floater wide left
Rachel Scott
10
15
Holly misses long on the kill attempt
Rachel Scott
10
16
EY with the floater over Nicole after the nice serve
Rachel Scott
11
16
Nicole makes a great shot to the back line after the tough pass by Holly
Holly McPeak
12
16
Nicole levitates to reject Rachel
Holly McPeak
12
17
Rachel with the fall away and an inside out swing goes down the line with the kill
Elaine Youngs
13
17
Nicole with the hammer in two
Nicole Branagh
13
18
Holly makes a great save but Nicole's save attempt is just short
Rachel Scott
14
18
Great hustle but Rachel is not enough as Nicole puts it away
Holly McPeak
15
18
Ace
Holly McPeak
15
19
EY looks the line and goes cross court
Elaine Youngs
16
19
Holly fakes the line and then rolls it into the back left corner
Nicole Branagh
17
19
Great block by Nicole leads to the EY off-balance shot sailing long
Nicole Branagh
17
20
Rachel with the great tip over Nicole to set up game point
Rachel Scott
18
20
Game Point 1 - Nicole says not yet with the spike
Holly McPeak
18
21
Game Point 2 - Rachel ends it with the spike off the Nicole block
Server
Nicole Branagh
Holly McPeak
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Play
Game 2
Holly McPeak
1
0
Great rally ends on the Nicole in two tip to the left
Holly McPeak
1
1
EY with the hammer off the quick set
Rachel Scott
1
2
Rachel hits the cross court after the great dig
Rachel Scott
2
2
Nicole uses the poke shot to get past EY
Nicole Branagh
3
2
Holly cuts it hard left
Nicole Branagh
3
3
EY in two after the nice bump by Rachel
Elaine Youngs
4
3
Nicole with the hammer cross court
Holly McPeak
5
3
Nicole on the block
Holly McPeak
5
4
Rachel winds up and then cuts it left
Rachel Scott
6
4
Field Goal - Nicole splits EY's arms
Nicole Branagh
6
5
Rachel's cutter catches the tape and falls in
Elaine Youngs
7
5
Nicole goes over in two after the nice pass by Holly
Holly McPeak
8
5
Net foul on Rachel after the huge dig by Holly
Holly McPeak
8
6
Rachel goes off-speed cross court left
Rachel Scott
8
7
Nicole winds up but sends the slam just long
Rachel Scott
8
8
Rachel with a nice dig and goes cross court to tie it
Rachel Scott
9
8
Nicole tickles the tape down the line left with the kill
Nicole Branagh
9
9
Dome shot - Rachel sends the spike off Nicole's head
Elaine Youngs
9
10
Ace up the line
Elaine Youngs
10
10
Nicole cuts it hard right
Holly McPeak
10
11
EY tips it into the open court
Rachel Scott
11
11
Nicole with the nice tip left past EY
Nicole Branagh
12
11
Ace off the net
Nicole Branagh
13
11
Holly's floater catches the back line
Nicole Branagh
13
12
EY uses the off speed shot to get past Nicole on the sideout
Elaine Youngs
13
13
Ace
Elaine Youngs
14
13
Nicole goes down the line and off the net
Holly McPeak
14
14
Rachel with a great save off the net leads the EY kill down the line
Rachel Scott
15
14
Great rally with a huge stab by Rachel, however Nicole answers with the cutter right
Nicole Branagh
15
15
Rachel with the flop shot
Elaine Youngs
16
15
Great save by Holly leads to the Nicole slam
Holly McPeak
16
16
Incredible rally is ended by EY with the tip into the back right corner
Rachel Scott
17
16
Nicole sends it off the block of EY
Nicole Branagh
18
16
Great rally and dig by Holly leads to the Holly spike
Nicole Branagh
19
16
Ace off the net
Nicole Branagh
19
17
service error long
Elaine Youngs
19
18
EY with the great tip and then the poke at the net
Elaine Youngs
19
19
Great rally again and we are all tied up as Rachel's second slam lands just inside the line
Elaine Youngs
20
19
Nicole sends it through the block to set up game point
Holly McPeak
20
20
Rachel's spikes catches the tape and falls over
Rachel Scott
21
20
Hammertime by Nicole on the sideout
Nicole Branagh
21
21
EY delivers down the line
Elaine Youngs
21
22
A great rally at the net ends as Rachel sends the kill into Rachel and Match Point is here
Elaine Youngs
22
22
Match Point 1 - Nicole catches the line but Rachel and EY are pointing at the ball mark - and the ruling... it is in
Holly McPeak
23
22
Incredible rally with a huge block by Rachel, great dig by Holly and the put away by Nicole
Holly McPeak
23
23
Game Point - Rachel flops it
Rachel Scott
24
23
Another great rally and Nicole ends it down the line
Rachel Scott
24
24
Game Point - EY says not yet and spikes it down the line
Elaine Youngs
25
24
Nicole in two up the middle
Nicole Branagh
25
25
Rachel ties it up with the spike down the line
Rachel Scott
26
25
Another hammer by Nicole down the line
Nicole Branagh
26
26
EY catches the tape and extends the match as the ball falls in
Elaine Youngs
27
26
EY sends the floater long after the nice rally
Holly McPeak
27
27
Rachel with the dagger
Rachel Scott
28
27
Great rally ends as Nicole out-duels Rachel at the net
Nicole Branagh
28
28
Rachel cuts it left
Elaine Youngs
29
28
Nicole tickles the tape on the tip
Holly McPeak
29
29
Nicole is short as she tries to go over in two
Rachel Scott
30
29
EY just misses long on the spike
Nicole Branagh
31
29
Nicole ends it with the big rejection of Rachel's flop
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Nicole Branagh
Holly McPeak
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
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Game 3
Holly McPeak
1
0
Rachel is short on the spike
Holly McPeak
1
1
Long rally ends as Holly's roll shot floats long
Rachel Scott
1
2
Great rally at the net with blocks by Nicole and EY end on the EY slam
Rachel Scott
1
3
EY with the big roof job of Nicole
Rachel Scott
2
3
Great cutter right by Nicole
Nicole Branagh
3
3
Rachel is just short on the spike attempt
Nicole Branagh
4
3
Rachel sends the spike long
Nicole Branagh
4
4
Double on Nicole
Elaine Youngs
4
5
Incredible rally with a huge dig by both Holly and Rachel ends on the Rachel kill
Elaine Youngs
4
6
Nicole misses wide left on the line shot
Elaine Youngs
5
6
Nicole with the kill off the block
Holly McPeak
5
7
EY and the Hammer off Holly
Rachel Scott
6
7
Holly ends the great rally with a cut shot, but EY claims a double
Nicole Branagh
6
8
EY's second block just misses wide right... wait... it has been overruled, point for EY
Elaine Youngs
7
8
Nicole with the poke to sideout
Holly McPeak
7
9
Ball sails just long on Nicole
Rachel Scott
7
10
Poor set leads to the easy put away by EY in one
Rachel Scott
7
11
Double on Nicole
Rachel Scott
7
12
Great rally at the net with Rachel diving left and right ends as Holly's saving shot just misses wide
Rachel Scott
8
12
Holly ends the scoring streak by going with the floater cross court
Nicole Branagh
8
13
EY slams it directly into Holly's shoulder
Elaine Youngs
9
13
Nicole goes in two into the open court
Holly McPeak
9
14
EY sets up match point with a huge spike cross court
Rachel Scott
10
14
Match Point - Nicole says not yet as she goes over in two
Nicole Branagh
10
15
Match Point 2 - Rachel ends the match with the cross court kill