Match Recap

AVP Tour
$91,500 Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
Saturday, June 10, 2006

Match #28: Winner's Bracket Round 3

(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott
def.
(7) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak
21-18, 21-16 (0:45)

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:

Tournaments:

193

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

323

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

233

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

174

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$768,725.00

(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott

(7) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Rachel Scott	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	12	9	17	5
Kills	8	5	10	1
Errors	3	0	1	1
Hitting Pct	0.417	0.556	0.529	0.000
SERVE
Aces	1	0	2	1
Errors	0	1	2	3
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	0
Digs	3	4	1	3

Game 2
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Rachel Scott	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	9	14	21	0
Kills	8	7	11	0
Errors	1	2	2	0
Hitting Pct	0.778	0.357	0.429	N/A
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	2	0	3	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	0
Digs	2	6	2	1

Match Total
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Rachel Scott	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	21	23	38	5
Kills	16	12	21	1
Errors	4	2	3	1
Hitting Pct	0.571	0.435	0.474	0.000
SERVE
Aces	1	0	2	1
Errors	2	1	5	3
DEFENSE
Blocks	4	0	0	0
Digs	5	10	3	4

Play By Play

Server	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Elaine Youngs Rachel Scott	Play
Game 1
Holly McPeak	0	1	Service error long
Rachel Scott	1	1	Holly rolls it into the back corner
Nicole Branagh	1	2	Great rally ends on the cross-court kill by Rachel
Elaine Youngs	1	3	EY with the athletic hit up the middle to end the nice rally
Elaine Youngs	2	3	Net foul on EY
Holly McPeak	3	3	EY misses wide on the kill attempt
Holly McPeak	4	3	Ace
Holly McPeak	4	4	EY pokes it into the back corner
Rachel Scott	4	5	Hard shot by EY
Rachel Scott	5	5	Nicole in two with the poke
Nicole Branagh	5	6	Service error short
Elaine Youngs	6	6	Service error long
Holly McPeak	6	7	Rachel sends it down the line on the sideout
Rachel Scott	7	7	Service error short
Nicole Branagh	8	7	Ace
Nicole Branagh	8	8	EY off the block
Elaine Youngs	8	9	Ace
Elaine Youngs	8	10	Best rally of the match with a great dig by Rachel ends with the EY block of Nicole at the net
Elaine Youngs	9	10	Nicole rolls it down the line
Holly McPeak	9	11	Rachel down the line
Rachel Scott	10	11	Nicole off the block
Nicole Branagh	10	12	Great rally ends on EY hammer
Elaine Youngs	11	12	Nicole off the block
Holly McPeak	12	12	Great rally at the net ends with Nicole knocking it past EY
Holly McPeak	12	13	Rachel cuts it hard left
Rachel Scott	12	14	EY pokes it down the line after the nice duel at the net
Rachel Scott	13	14	Nicole taps it left on the sideout
Nicole Branagh	14	14	Nicole rolls it into the back left corner
Nicole Branagh	15	14	Ace up the middle
Nicole Branagh	15	15	Service error short
Elaine Youngs	16	15	Nicole cuts it right
Holly McPeak	16	16	Service error long
Rachel Scott	17	16	Nicole in two with the hammer
Nicole Branagh	18	16	EY misses wide right
Nicole Branagh	18	17	Rachel cuts it left
Elaine Youngs	18	18	EY with the block and the slam down the line
Elaine Youngs	18	19	EY with the hammer to grab the lead
Elaine Youngs	18	20	Nicole misses in two
Elaine Youngs	18	21	Game point 1: Game 1 ends with EY rejecting Nicole at the net
Server	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Elaine Youngs Rachel Scott	Play
Game 2
Holly McPeak	0	1	Rachel cuts it left to start off game 2
Elaine Youngs	1	1	Nicole with the hammer cross court
Nicole Branagh	2	1	EY misses wide after the nice rally
Nicole Branagh	2	2	Service error short
Rachel Scott	2	3	EY with the cross court kill to end the nice rally
Holly McPeak	3	3
Holly McPeak	4	3	Rachel hits it wide
Holly McPeak	4	4	Rachel with the flop shot
Elaine Youngs	5	4	Great rally ends as Nicole smashes down the line
Nicole Branagh	6	4	Nicole off the block
Nicole Branagh	6	5	Service error
Rachel Scott	6	6	Rachel with the hammer cross court after the nice rally
Rachel Scott	7	6	Roll shot right by Nicole
Holly McPeak	7	7	Rachel cuts it left
Elaine Youngs	8	7	Service error short
Nicole Branagh	8	8	Nicole is short on the over in two
Elaine Youngs	9	10	Nicole smacks it off Rachel
Holly McPeak	8	9	Rachel with the sideout
Elaine Youngs	8	10	EY with the big block
Nicole Branagh	10	10	Nicole kill down the line
Nicole Branagh	10	11	Rachel up the middle
Rachel Scott	11	11	Nicole with the cross court kill
Holly McPeak	11	12	EY rolls it down the line
Elaine Youngs	11	13	Rachel down the right line
Elaine Youngs	12	13	Rachel is short on the kill attempt after the nice rally
Nicole Branagh	12	14	Rachel with the kill
Rachel Scott	12	15	Great rally ends with a cross court shot by EY
Rachel Scott	13	15	Nicole rolls it over
Holly McPeak	13	16	EY with the hammer
Elaine Youngs	14	16	EY's block attempt goes out
Nicole Branagh	14	17	Service error short
Rachel Scott	14	18	EY with the block
Rachel Scott	15	18	Nicole with the cross court shot
Holly McPeak	15	19	EY blasts a hard cross court shot
Elaine Youngs	15	20	Nicole misses with the long hit
Elaine Youngs	16	20	Match point 1: Service error short
Nicole Branagh	16	21	Match point 2: EY with the cross court shot to end the match and put them in the semifinals