Match Recap

AVP Tour
$100,000 Sacramento Open
Sunday, June 18, 2006

Match #45: Finals

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings
def.
(7) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak
21-12, 21-16 (0:50)

Misty May-Treanor

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, CA

Resides:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

198

Career Wins:

112

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,144,382.50

Kerri Walsh Jennings

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 15, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

135

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,651,635.00

Nicole Branagh

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Resides:

Hawthorne, 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 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Resides:

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

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings

(7) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	10	10	15	14
Kills	7	7	2	7
Errors	2	0	3	2
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.700	-0.067	0.357
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	0	0
Digs	7	6	0	4

Game 2
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	13	10	18	13
Kills	8	7	9	6
Errors	0	0	5	0
Hitting Pct	0.615	0.700	0.222	0.462
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	0	0
Digs	3	4	0	6

Match Total
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	23	20	33	27
Kills	15	14	11	13
Errors	2	0	8	2
Hitting Pct	0.565	0.700	0.091	0.407
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	2	2	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	3	0	0
Digs	10	10	0	10

Play By Play

Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Play
Game 1
Misty May-Treanor	1	0	The match starts with Holly just missing wide left on the cut attempt
Misty May-Treanor	2	0	Nicole is called on the double foul
Misty May-Treanor	3	0	Great rally with huge digs by both Holly and Misty ends on the Kerri slam up the middle
Misty May-Treanor	4	0	Another wonderful rally with a big dig by Nicole ends as Nicole is wide on the cut attempt
Misty May-Treanor	4	1	Holly does not miss this time as she hits the nice angle shot on the sideout
Holly McPeak	5	1	Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	2	Nicole off the block on the sideout
Nicole Branagh	6	2	Misty rolls it over the top down the right line
Misty May-Treanor	7	2	Holly misses long on the kill attempt up the middle
Misty May-Treanor	8	2	Kerri with the big block of Nicole in two
Misty May-Treanor	9	2	Unbelievable rally with diving saves ends on the Kerri hammer
Misty May-Treanor	9	3	Holly rolls it over Kerri down the right line
Holly McPeak	10	3	Kerri with the feast in two
Kerri Walsh Jennings	10	4	Holly looks the D straight and then cuts it hard left
Nicole Branagh	11	4	Kerri handles the tough serve and then puts it away
Misty May-Treanor	11	5	Holly with the nice touch shot
Holly McPeak	11	6	Misty misses wide on the roll shot attempt
Holly McPeak	12	6	Misty winds up and fires cross court into the back corner
Kerri Walsh Jennings	13	6	Huge stab by Kerri and then the put away in two after the block by Nicole
Kerri Walsh Jennings	13	7	Holly through the Misty block
Nicole Branagh	14	7	Misty winds up and then rolls it over Nicole down the right line
Misty May-Treanor	14	8	Great save by Misty is not enough as Holly's nice set allows Nicole to put it down hard
Holly McPeak	15	8	Kerri pokes it right on the sideout
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	9	Holly rolls it over Misty down the right line
Nicole Branagh	16	9	Service error short
Misty May-Treanor	17	9	Huge dig by Misty off the Nicole hammer -- Misty ends it with the roll shot
Misty May-Treanor	18	9	Another great rally -- ending on the Kerri poke down the left line - Nicole and Holly call time
Misty May-Treanor	18	10	Holly with the nice cutter left
Holly McPeak	19	10	Misty comes right back and cuts it left
Kerri Walsh Jennings	20	10	Great rally with a huge save by Kerri ends on the cutter left by Misty and game point is here
Kerri Walsh Jennings	20	11	Service error long
Nicole Branagh	20	12	Misty misses long on the roll shot
Nicole Branagh	21	12	Misty ends the first game with the hammer off Nicole's block
Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Play
Game 2
Misty May-Treanor	0	1	Holly off the Kerri block to start game two
Holly McPeak	1	1	Misty's poke just catches the baseline
Kerri Walsh Jennings	2	1	Nicole misses wide on the poke attempt
Kerri Walsh Jennings	2	2	Nicole does not miss this time as she cuts it left on the sideout
Nicole Branagh	3	2	Misty rolls it down the line
Misty May-Treanor	4	2	Kerri with the nice shot down the line
Misty May-Treanor	4	3	Holly with the rainbow shot over the D
Holly McPeak	5	3	Misty fakes the line and cuts it hard left
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	4	Nicole with the block and then the hammer off Misty to end the nice rally
Nicole Branagh	6	4	Great stab save by Kerri and the floater to the line by Misty
Misty May-Treanor	6	5	Holly powers it down the line on the sideout
Holly McPeak	7	5	Misty with the poke over the D after the nice rally
Kerri Walsh Jennings	8	5	Nicole misses long on the over in two shot
Kerri Walsh Jennings	9	5	Misty with the save and then the hammer down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	9	6	Holly shows off the touch with the floater over Misty at the net
Nicole Branagh	10	6	Kerri with the nice shot down the line
Misty May-Treanor	10	7	Kerri's block is not enough as Nicole hammers it up the middle
Holly McPeak	11	7	Kerri with the hard angle right
Kerri Walsh Jennings	11	8	Service error long
Nicole Branagh	12	8	Kerri off the Nicole block for the sideout
Misty May-Treanor	13	8	Kerri blocks the over in two attempt by Nicole
Misty May-Treanor	13	9	Nicole winds up and fires off the Kerri block in two
Holly McPeak	14	9	Kerri cuts it left on the sideout
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	9	Kerri with the nice dig and then the put away down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	10	Holly shoots it down the line
Nicole Branagh	16	10	Great shot by Kerri up the middle
Misty May-Treanor	16	11	Block by Kerri is not enough as Nicole stabs it and then fires up the middle
Holly McPeak	16	12	Nice dig by Holly and then the hammer by Nicole in two
Holly McPeak	17	12	Best rally of the match by far as all four players make a diving save -- point ends as Misty fires it off Holly's arm
Kerri Walsh Jennings	17	13	Nicole really unleashes this time as she hammmers is cross court
Nicole Branagh	18	13	Service error wide
Misty May-Treanor	18	14	Net foul on Kerri
Holly McPeak	19	14	Net foul on Nicole
Kerri Walsh Jennings	19	15	Nicole is blocked once, but responds with the hammer off Kerri
Nicole Branagh	20	15	Misty rolls it down the line and match point is here
Misty May-Treanor	20	16	Championship Point - Not yet says Holly as she fires it down the line
Misty May-Treanor	21	16	Championship Point 2 - Incredible point as Holly blocks Kerri at the net, but that is not enough as Kerri gets the last block and wins the match -- Kerri and Misty win their 5th in 2006. The AVP will be back with play-by-play in two weeks from Seaside Heights New Jersey.