Match Recap

AVP Tour
$91,500 Tempe Open presented by Bud Light
Sunday, May 7, 2006

Match #44: Semi-Finals

(2) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal
def.
(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
21-18, 21-18 (0:49)

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

Jake Gibb

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bountiful, UT

Resides:

Huntington Beach, CA

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

325

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,781,197.50

Sean Rosenthal

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 19, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

282

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,357,265.00

(2) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	7	14	6	19
Kills	4	8	5	8
Errors	0	2	0	7
Hitting Pct	0.571	0.429	0.833	0.053
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	0	2	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	5	0	1	0
Digs	1	3	0	3

Game 2
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	5	20	5	20
Kills	4	7	2	12
Errors	0	4	1	6
Hitting Pct	0.800	0.150	0.200	0.300
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	4	0
Digs	3	3	1	4

Match Total
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	12	34	11	39
Kills	8	15	7	20
Errors	0	6	1	13
Hitting Pct	0.667	0.265	0.545	0.179
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	0	2	2	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	7	0	5	0
Digs	4	6	1	7

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal	Play
Game 1
Sean Rosenthal	0	1	Jake start the match by rejecting his old partner Stein
Sean Rosenthal	1	1	Service error short
Stein Metzger	1	2	Rosie with the roll shot down the line
Jake Gibb	1	3	Jake is at it again with another roof of Stein
Jake Gibb	2	3	Stein's high heat catches the back line
Mike Lambert	3	3	Lambo shows that he can block too - Rejects Rosie
Mike Lambert	4	3	Service error wide - the refs are taking another look and call it an ace
Mike Lambert	5	3	Lambo with the hammer shot up the middle
Mike Lambert	5	4	Stein makes a great stab but it is not enough as Rosie puts it away
Sean Rosenthal	5	5	Stein is just short on the cutter right
Sean Rosenthal	6	5	Steino up the middle
Stein Metzger	6	6	Service error short
Jake Gibb	7	6	Stein cuts it hard right and just inside the tape
Mike Lambert	7	7	Service error long
Sean Rosenthal	8	7	Service error short
Stein Metzger	8	8	Rosie with heat up the middle
Jake Gibb	9	8	Lambo with the roll shot down the line
Mike Lambert	10	8	Great rally with a huge dig by Stein leads to the Stein hammer at the net
Mike Lambert	10	9	Rosie catches the back corner
Sean Rosenthal	10	10	Jake closes off the net for his third block of the match
Sean Rosenthal	10	11	Make it four - Jake rejects Stein high above the net
Sean Rosenthal	11	11	Great rally ends as Lambo's second try on the tip gets by Jake
Stein Metzger	11	12	Jake off the block
Jake Gibb	12	12	Stein tickles the line on the cross court sideout
Mike Lambert	12	13	Rosie with the cross court hammer
Sean Rosenthal	13	13	Great rally ends as Jake's save catches the foul pole
Stein Metzger	13	14	Jake off the block
Jake Gibb	14	14	Stein off the Jake block
Mike Lambert	14	15	Rosie with the roll shot down the line
Sean Rosenthal	15	15	Steino with the cross court kill
Stein Metzger	16	15	Rosie is short on the cutter
Stein Metzger	16	16	Lambo net foul
Jake Gibb	17	16	Steino with the perfect touch change up
Mike Lambert	17	17	Rosie hears Jake's call and takes the angle
Sean Rosenthal	17	18	Jake blocks his fifth
Sean Rosenthal	17	19	Steino is just wide on the cutter
Sean Rosenthal	17	20	Best rally of the match with Lambo and Jake dueling at the net - Jake with the hammer up the middle to set up game point
Sean Rosenthal	18	20	Game point - Great dig by Rosie is not enough as Lambo extends the game with the hammer
Stein Metzger	18	21	Game point - Rosie ends the first with the field goal through Lambo's arms
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal	Play
Game 2
Stein Metzger	1	0	Lambo rejects Rosie to start off game two
Stein Metzger	1	1	Rosie off the block
Sean Rosenthal	2	1	Steino tips it left
Mike Lambert	2	2	Service error long
Jake Gibb	3	2	Stein tips it again over Jake
Stein Metzger	4	2	Lambo meets Rosie above the net for the roof
Stein Metzger	4	3	Lambo blocks the first, but Jake responds off the block
Sean Rosenthal	5	3	Steino with the roll shot down the line right
Mike Lambert	5	4	Rosie with the line shot right
Jake Gibb	6	4	Steino pokes it
Stein Metzger	7	4	Lambo with two blocks and then the hammer
Stein Metzger	8	4	Another block by Lambo
Stein Metzger	9	4	Confusion leads to the over in one by Stein
Stein Metzger	9	5	Dome shot off Lambo's head extends the rally that ends with a net foul on Lambo
Sean Rosenthal	10	5	Steino on the sideout
Mike Lambert	10	6	Rosie off the Lambo block
Jake Gibb	10	7	Stein misses wide left on the roll shot
Jake Gibb	10	8	Poor return by Stein leads to the over in one by Jake
Jake Gibb	10	9	Double on Lambo
Jake Gibb	11	9	Great rally ends as Rosie's diving dig sails wide
Stein Metzger	12	9	Lambo shuts off the net as his block of Rosie comes right back into Rosie's head
Stein Metzger	12	10	Rosie off the Lambo block
Sean Rosenthal	13	10	Stein takes a hard angle right on the sideout
Mike Lambert	13	11	Rosie with a great shot off the poor set by Jake
Jake Gibb	13	12	Stein misses long on the roll shot
Jake Gibb	14	12	Stein tips it over Jake at the net
Stein Metzger	15	12	Stein does it again -- pokes it past Jake
Stein Metzger	15	13	Service error short
Sean Rosenthal	15	14	Great cutter right by Jake
Sean Rosenthal	15	15	Jake ties it up with the big block of Stein
Sean Rosenthal	15	16	Net foul on Stein - claims he did not touch the net - Stein is hit with the Yellow Card by the ref
Sean Rosenthal	16	16	Stein rolls it down the line right
Mike Lambert	16	17	Great rally with a huge dig by Jake ends on the Jake Hammer
Jake Gibb	16	18	Stein is short on the cutter
Jake Gibb	17	18	Lambo and Jake meet above the net and Lambo wins the joust
Stein Metzger	17	19	Rosie rolls it down the line left
Sean Rosenthal	17	20	Jake sets up match point with the huge rejection of Stein
Sean Rosenthal	18	20	Match Point - Stein says not yet as he pokes it left
Mike Lambert	18	21	Match Point - Rosie ends it with the hammer off the block -- They will meet Rogers and Dalhausser in the finals. Play by Play will be back for the Men's and Women's finals.