Match Recap

AVP Tour
$122,500 AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Fort Lauderdale Open
Sunday, April 2, 2006

Match #59: Semi-Finals

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
def.
(3) Dax Holdren/Sean Scott
18-21, 21-19, 15-13 (1:07)

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

Stein Metzger

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 17, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Dax Holdren

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Resides:

Goleta, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$699,496.50

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

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

(3) Dax Holdren/Sean Scott

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	11	14	6	14
Kills	7	8	4	9
Errors	4	2	0	1
Hitting Pct	0.273	0.429	0.667	0.571
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	2	0	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	0	1
Digs	1	5	3	0

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	3	20	20	8
Kills	1	10	6	6
Errors	0	4	8	2
Hitting Pct	0.333	0.300	-0.100	0.500
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	1
Errors	0	0	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	7	0	0	2
Digs	1	6	6	1

Game 3
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	3	9	13	5
Kills	3	4	8	2
Errors	0	4	3	2
Hitting Pct	1.000	0.000	0.385	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	0	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	5	0	0	3
Digs	0	0	1	0

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott
ATTACK
Attacks	17	43	39	27
Kills	11	22	18	17
Errors	4	10	11	5
Hitting Pct	0.412	0.279	0.179	0.444
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	1
Errors	2	0	0	4
DEFENSE
Blocks	12	0	0	6
Digs	2	11	10	1

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren Sean Scott	Play
Game 1
Dax Holdren	1	0	Men's semifinals start with Lambo putting it down hard cross court
Stein Metzger	1	1	Sean comes right back going cross court on the sideout
Sean Scott	2	1	Stein's turn - cross court kill on the sideout
Mike Lambert	2	2	Service error short
Dax Holdren	3	2	Stein fakes the heat and goes with the tip down the left line - all sideouts so far
Stein Metzger	3	3	First rally of the match ends as Lambo can't convert Stein's big dig
Sean Scott	3	4	Sean Scott rejects Lambo at the net
Sean Scott	4	4	Lambo gets quick revenge blasting it through Sean's hands
Mike Lambert	4	5	Sean goes with the roll shot down the line
Dax Holdren	5	5	Stein fakes the heat and cuts it hard right
Stein Metzger	5	6	Dax off the block
Sean Scott	6	6	Stein hammers it on the sideout
Mike Lambert	7	6	Big dig by Stein sets up the roll shot off Sean and down the line
Mike Lambert	8	6	Sean catches the tape on the kill attempt
Mike Lambert	8	7	Sean shows off the vert on the strike down the line
Dax Holdren	8	8	Stein misses just wide on the kill attempt
Dax Holdren	8	9	Argument at the net as Stein claims that Sean touched on the block - ruling for Sean/Dax as the ball hit the net and sailed wide
Dax Holdren	9	9	Stein gets his revenge with the nice angle shot right
Stein Metzger	9	10	Lambo uses his head on the dome shot by Sean, but it is not enough as Sean rejects the Lambo kill attempt
Sean Scott	10	10	Service error short
Mike Lambert	10	11	Sean winds up and powers it down the left line
Dax Holdren	11	11	Lambo takes the hard angle after the nice set by Stein
Stein Metzger	11	12	Dax just catches the back line on the kill
Sean Scott	11	13	Lambo's in two attempt goes wide left
Sean Scott	12	13	Lambo takes the hard angle again and this time catches Sean's hands
Mike Lambert	12	14	Service error long
Dax Holdren	12	15	Incredible dig by Dax leads to the Dax down the line kill
Dax Holdren	12	16	Sean takes advantage of the poor return to go over in one with the tip
Dax Holdren	13	16	Sean blocks the first by Lambo recovers and gets it through the Sean block the second time
Stein Metzger	13	17	Dax shows off the heat with his left
Sean Scott	14	17	Lambo fires a bullet left on the angle
Mike Lambert	14	18	Sean squeks it through the Lambo block
Dax Holdren	15	18	Great rally ends with the Stein shot off Sean
Stein Metzger	16	18	The best rally of the game as Lambo saves it with a stab and then puts it away with the hammer off Dax
Stein Metzger	16	19	Sean with authority cross court right
Sean Scott	17	19	Stein and Sean meet above the net in a joust and Stein comes out on top
Mike Lambert	17	20	Sean puts it down hard and game point is here
Dax Holdren	18	20	Game Point 1 - Stein says not yet as he goes down the line off Dax
Stein Metzger	18	21	Game Point 2 - Sean ends the first game by winding up and throwing the roll shot on a nice angle right
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren Sean Scott	Play
Game 2
Stein Metzger	1	0	Game two starts with Lambo closing off the net
Stein Metzger	1	1	Dax shows the heat as he powers the kill into Stein
Dax Holdren	2	1	Stein with the great roll shot after the nice rally and save by Sean
Mike Lambert	3	1	Dax catches the tape on the angle shot and the ball sails wide
Mike Lambert	4	1	Sean tries the in two but Lambo is there with the roof
Mike Lambert	5	1	Great rally with a duel above the net between Sean and Lambo ends with Sean coming up short on the tip
Mike Lambert	6	1	Lambo is at it again with another block
Mike Lambert	6	2	Dax ends the run with the cross court kill after the great dig by Stein
Sean Scott	6	3	Net foul on Stein
Sean Scott	6	4	Sean does it all, huge serve and then the over in one bomb
Sean Scott	6	5	Net foul on Stein
Sean Scott	6	6	Ace
Sean Scott	6	7	Sean on the turn around slam after the dig by Dax
Sean Scott	7	7	Service error short
Stein Metzger	7	8	Dax powers it through the Lambo block
Dax Holdren	8	8	Roll shot by Stein on the sideout
Mike Lambert	9	8	Dax is short on the flop shot
Mike Lambert	10	8	Great cut by Stein and Dax and Sean's diving efforts are not enough
Mike Lambert	10	9	Sean in two after the nice bump return by Dax
Sean Scott	11	9	Stein with the kill off the Sean block
Stein Metzger	11	10	Net foul on Lambo
Dax Holdren	12	10	Stein with the sideout
Mike Lambert	12	11	Dax on the cross court kill
Sean Scott	13	11	Net foul on Sean
Stein Metzger	13	12	Net foul on Lambo
Dax Holdren	14	12	Stein with the nice placement left
Mike Lambert	14	13	Sean with the cross court sideout
Sean Scott	15	13	Lambo with the hammer straight down
Stein Metzger	16	13	Lambo closes of the net and roofs Dax
Stein Metzger	16	14	Net foul on Lambo
Dax Holdren	16	15	Stein's cutter catches the tape and falls wide
Dax Holdren	16	16	Sean gets his revenge on the big block of Stein
Dax Holdren	16	17	Incredible rally with a huge dig by both Dax and Stein ends on the Sean block
Dax Holdren	17	17	An even better rally with Stein ending it
Mike Lambert	18	17	Lambo with the block
Mike Lambert	18	18	Sean ties it with the over in two
Sean Scott	19	18	Stein splits Sean's arms with the kill down the line
Stein Metzger	20	18	Lambo sets up game point closing off the net and Dax's kill attempt
Stein Metzger	20	19	Game Point 1 - Dax finds the hole in the D
Dax Holdren	21	19	Game Point 2 - We are going three as Stein puts it away cross court
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren Sean Scott	Play
Game 3
Dax Holdren	1	0	Game three starts with Lambo off the Sean block
Stein Metzger	1	1	Dax rolls it over the top of Lambo
Sean Scott	2	1	Service error short
Mike Lambert	2	2	Lambo is just short on the tip
Dax Holdren	3	2	Lambo rolls it down the line
Stein Metzger	3	3	Great rally ends on the Sean block
Sean Scott	4	3	Service error long
Mike Lambert	4	4	Dax powers the ball down the line on the sideout
Dax Holdren	5	4	Lambo in two after the nice return bump
Stein Metzger	6	4	Dax misses long on the kill attempt
Stein Metzger	7	4	Lambo meets Dax at the net and rejects the Dax kill attempt
Stein Metzger	8	4	Lambo blocks one and then another to end the point
Stein Metzger	8	5	Dax rolls it perfectly over the net into the front left area
Sean Scott	8	6	Double on Lambo
Sean Scott	9	6	Stein tips it over Sean at the net
Mike Lambert	10	6	Lambo puts it down hard as Lambo
Mike Lambert	10	7	Sideout by Dax
Dax Holdren	10	8	Big block by Sean at the net
Dax Holdren	10	9	Sean does it again with the big block of Stein
Dax Holdren	11	9	Dax with the huge dig off the chest but the ball sails just wide
Stein Metzger	11	10	Sean is at it again with another big block, meeting Stein at the net
Sean Scott	12	10	Lambo answers with the hammer off Sean's hands
Mike Lambert	12	11	Dax fires a bullet into Stein for the sideout
Dax Holdren	12	12	Stein misses on cutter
Dax Holdren	12	13	Lambo is rejected by the tape
Dax Holdren	13	13	Stein ties it up with the line kill off the Sean block
Stein Metzger	14	13	Lambo sets up match point as he meets Dax at the net and rejects him
Stein Metzger	15	13	Match Point - Lambo ends it with a huge block Dax. Lambo and Stein will meet Rosie and Jake in the finals. That's right, ex-partners and 2005 Ft. Lauderdale Champs Stein and Jake will face eachother. Misty / Kerri v. EY / Rachel is next.