AVP Tour
$122,500 AVP Cuervo Gold Crown Fort Lauderdale Open
Sunday, April 2, 2006
Match #61: Finals
(2) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal
def.
(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
25-23, 21-16 (0:58)
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:
9
Tournaments:
88
Career Wins:
16
Career Winnings:
$507,437.50
Stein Metzger
Photo:
Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date:
Nov 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town:
Honolulu, HI
Height:
6'3"
College(s):
UCLA
Seasons:
16
Tournaments:
213
Career Wins:
18
Career AVP Wins:
16
Career Winnings:
$906,393.00
Jake Gibb
Photo:
Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date:
Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town:
Bountiful, UT
Height:
6'7"
College(s):
Utah
Seasons:
22
Tournaments:
325
Career Wins:
43
Career AVP Wins:
34
Career Winnings:
$1,781,197.50
Sean Rosenthal
Photo:
Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date:
Jun 19, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town:
Redondo Beach, CA
Height:
6'4"
Seasons:
22
Tournaments:
282
Career Wins:
23
Career AVP Wins:
12
Career Winnings:
$1,357,265.00
1
2
3
(2) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal
25
21
0
(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
23
16
0
Stats
Game 1
Statistics
Jake Gibb
Sean Rosenthal
Mike Lambert
Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks
10
26
10
24
Kills
6
10
5
10
Errors
0
7
2
5
Hitting Pct
0.600
0.115
0.300
0.208
SERVE
Aces
0
0
0
0
Errors
0
0
1
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
4
0
2
0
Digs
0
12
1
12
Game 2
Statistics
Jake Gibb
Sean Rosenthal
Mike Lambert
Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks
3
20
7
18
Kills
3
12
4
7
Errors
0
4
2
2
Hitting Pct
1.000
0.400
0.286
0.278
SERVE
Aces
0
1
1
0
Errors
0
0
0
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
2
0
1
0
Digs
0
11
1
4
Match Total
Statistics
Jake Gibb
Sean Rosenthal
Mike Lambert
Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks
13
46
17
42
Kills
9
22
9
17
Errors
0
11
4
7
Hitting Pct
0.692
0.239
0.294
0.238
SERVE
Aces
0
1
1
0
Errors
0
0
1
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
6
0
3
0
Digs
0
23
2
16
Play By Play
Server
Mike Lambert
Stein Metzger
Jake Gibb
Sean Rosenthal
Play
Game 1
Stein Metzger
0
1
The finals start with Jake smacking the ball off Lambo's block
Sean Rosenthal
0
2
Former partners meet at the net and Jake blocks Stein
Sean Rosenthal
0
0
no point - tech errors
Sean Rosenthal
1
2
Stein goes huge off Rosie's chest
Mike Lambert
1
3
Absolutely incredible rally with huge digs by both Stein and Rosie ends as the former partners meet again and Jake rejects Stein
Jake Gibb
2
3
Huge dig by Stein sets up the Lambo in two shot off Rosie
Stein Metzger
3
4
Stein puts it down hard on Rosie
Sean Rosenthal
4
4
Rosie just misses on the roll shot left
Mike Lambert
4
5
Rosie does not miss this time as he rolls it over Lambo down the line
Jake Gibb
5
5
Lambo with the heat cross court
Stein Metzger
6
5
So nice he does it twice - Lambo rejects Rosie two times
Stein Metzger
7
5
Lambo is at it again, rejecting Rosie
Stein Metzger
8
5
Nice dig by Stein leads to the Stein slam up the middle
Stein Metzger
8
6
Rosie shows off the vert and goes cross court hard
Sean Rosenthal
9
6
Lambo in two after the nice pass by Stein
Mike Lambert
10
6
Rosie just misses on the flop shot over Lambo
Mike Lambert
11
6
Rosie send the spike long
Mike Lambert
12
6
Double on Jake
Mike Lambert
12
7
Service error long
Jake Gibb
13
7
Stein tries the power and then goes with the touch to end the long rally
Stein Metzger
13
8
Rosie rolls it into the back corner
Sean Rosenthal
13
9
Lambo just misses wide left on the kill
Sean Rosenthal
14
9
Lambo off the Jake Block
Mike Lambert
15
9
Lambo levitates and rejects the Rosie tip
Mike Lambert
15
10
Huge stab save by Stein goes unanswered as Stein misses just wide right on the hammer
Jake Gibb
15
11
Jake makes it three blocks of his former partner Stein
Jake Gibb
15
12
Huge dig by Rosie has Jake set up and he answers by slamming it off Stein's dome
Jake Gibb
16
12
Stein cuts it nicely right
Stein Metzger
16
13
Rosie goes right up the middle on the spike
Sean Rosenthal
17
13
Stein does it again, cutting right
Mike Lambert
17
14
Best rally of the match with huge digs by both Stein and Rosie ends on the Rosie roll shot over Lambo and down the left line
Jake Gibb
18
14
Stein goes down the line after the nice rally
Stein Metzger
18
15
Rosie with his patented straight down kill down the line
Sean Rosenthal
18
16
Off the dig from Rosie, Jake outduels Lambo at the net
Sean Rosenthal
18
17
Double on Lambo
Sean Rosenthal
19
17
Jake blocks Lambo but Stein recovers and cuts it in
Mike Lambert
19
18
Jake with the huge slam on the backline
Jake Gibb
19
19
Stein sends the ball long and we are tied up
Jake Gibb
19
20
Rosie sets up game point as he makes an incredible dig and then rolls it down the line
Jake Gibb
20
20
Game Point - great layout by Rosie but it is not enough as Rosie sends the kill long
Stein Metzger
20
21
Rosie rolls it again over Lambo and down the line
Sean Rosenthal
21
21
Game Point - Lambo delivers with the shot down the right line
Mike Lambert
21
22
Rosie rolls it yet again, over Lambo and down the line
Jake Gibb
22
22
Game Point - Stein cuts it hard right
Stein Metzger
22
23
Jake goes up the middle with power and game point is here once again
Sean Rosenthal
23
23
Stein says not yet as he takes the quick set by Lambo and kills it
Sean Rosenthal
23
24
What a battle at the net between the big men and Jake finally ends up on top with the smack down through Lambo's block
Jake Gibb
23
25
Jake ends it and shows why they call him the big nasty, rejecting Lambo at the net
Server
Mike Lambert
Stein Metzger
Jake Gibb
Sean Rosenthal
Play
Game 2
Sean Rosenthal
1
0
Great rally to start game two and Stein floats it into the corner
Stein Metzger
1
1
Jake with the sideout taking the hard angle left
Jake Gibb
1
2
Rosie makes a nice dig and then winds up and fires cross court off Stein
Jake Gibb
2
2
Stein sends it off the Jake block
Mike Lambert
2
3
What a dig by Rosie and then the block by Jake
Sean Rosenthal
2
4
Rosie makes another nice dig and then finishes the point by looking cross and going down the line
Sean Rosenthal
3
4
Lambo winds up and fires into Rosie in the pocket
Stein Metzger
4
4
Rosie is just short on the cutter right
Stein Metzger
4
5
Rosie goes down the line off the hands of Lambo
Jake Gibb
4
6
Lambo goes for it in two but just misses wide left
Jake Gibb
5
6
Lambo shuts off the net and Rosie
Mike Lambert
5
7
Rosie does what only he can do -- one hop it from the two foot line into the stands
Sean Rosenthal
6
7
Lambo with authority off the block
Stein Metzger
6
8
Rosie brings back the roll shot going down the left line
Jake Gibb
6
9
Great rally with a duel between Stein and Jake comes to an end when Rosie floats it into the back corner
Jake Gibb
7
9
Lambo ends an incredible rally with the off-speed kill down the line
Mike Lambert
7
10
Rosie cuts it hard right
Sean Rosenthal
8
10
Lambo shows that he got plenty of power sending the ball into the bleachers on the bounce
Stein Metzger
9
10
Rosie just misses on the floater
Stein Metzger
10
10
Rosie with authority through Lambo's arms - no - net on Rosie
Stein Metzger
10
11
Rosie with the kill down the line
Jake Gibb
11
11
It is great rally after great rally here in Florida - Stein ends this one with the cutter left
Mike Lambert
11
12
Jake contorts his body to put away the less than perfect set
Sean Rosenthal
12
12
Stein off the Jake block
Stein Metzger
12
13
Rosie decides to use the left as he take the angle
Jake Gibb
12
14
Double on Lambo
Jake Gibb
12
15
Big Jake with another block, sending the Stein kill right back
Jake Gibb
13
15
Stein with the huge angle slam off one foot
Mike Lambert
13
16
Rosie off the Lambo block
Sean Rosenthal
13
17
Rosie sends the roll shot over Lambo and down the right line
Sean Rosenthal
13
18
Ace off the tape
Sean Rosenthal
13
19
Stein's cutter catches the tape and falls short
Sean Rosenthal
14
19
Stein splits the D with the cross court kill
Stein Metzger
14
20
Jake sets up match point with the down the line slam
Jake Gibb
15
20
Match Point - Stein says not yet with the cross court kill
Mike Lambert
16
20
Match Point 2 - Ace
Mike Lambert
16
21
Match Point 3 - And champions of the Cuervo Gold Crown Ft. Lauderdale Open are Jake and Rosie as Rosie rolls to victory. That's right a roll shot down the line. Up next - Nancy Mason / Jen Kessy-Boss v. Misty May / Kerri Walsh.