Match Recap

AVP Tour
$91,500 Seaside Heights Open presented by Bud Light
Friday, June 30, 2006

Match #16: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(2) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
def.
(31, Q8) Casey Brewer/Danko Iordanov
15-21, 21-9, 15-12 (0:51)

Casey Brewer

Photo: Stan Liu

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Truckee, CA

Resides:

San Diego, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

San Diego State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$325.00

Danko Iordanov

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 16, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Varna, Bulgaria

Resides:

Lakewood, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Rutgers

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (NVL Santa Monica 2012)

Career AVP Best:

17th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$2,107.50

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

(2) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

(31, Q8) Casey Brewer/Danko Iordanov

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Casey Brewer	Danko Iordanov
ATTACK
Attacks	8	11	11	6
Kills	4	4	7	5
Errors	3	2	2	1
Hitting Pct	0.125	0.182	0.455	0.667
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	2	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	2
Digs	0	2	6	0

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Casey Brewer	Danko Iordanov
ATTACK
Attacks	11	6	17	3
Kills	8	3	7	0
Errors	1	0	6	0
Hitting Pct	0.636	0.500	0.059	0.000
SERVE
Aces	2	0	0	0
Errors	0	1	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	0	0	0
Digs	1	5	3	2

Game 3
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Casey Brewer	Danko Iordanov
ATTACK
Attacks	6	11	11	6
Kills	4	5	5	3
Errors	1	3	1	3
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.182	0.364	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	0	2
Digs	1	4	1	3

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Casey Brewer	Danko Iordanov
ATTACK
Attacks	25	28	39	15
Kills	16	12	19	8
Errors	5	5	9	4
Hitting Pct	0.440	0.250	0.256	0.267
SERVE
Aces	2	0	0	0
Errors	1	2	4	4
DEFENSE
Blocks	5	0	0	4
Digs	2	11	10	5

Play By Play

Server	Casey Brewer Danko Iordanov	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Play
Game 1
Casey Brewer	1	0	Danko's block lands fair to open the match
Casey Brewer	1	1	Lambo gets the first point on his side with a kill
Mike Lambert	2	1	Danko crushes it cross court
Danko Iordanov	3	1	Lambo can't get it over and it rolls off the tape
Danko Iordanov	3	2	Service error short
Stein Metzger	4	2	Lambo ties it up with Danko at the net; Danko wins
Casey Brewer	4	3	Stein cross court
Mike Lambert	5	3	Danko catches the back edge of the court
Danko Iordanov	6	3	Lambo tips Casey's kill as it goes out
Danko Iordanov	7	3	Lambo whistled for a double hit
Danko Iordanov	7	4	Stein gets a big kill to pick up the sideout
Stein Metzger	7	5	Lambo detonates a bomb to pull within two
Stein Metzger	7	6	Casey's shot lands wide
Stein Metzger	8	6	Stein's serve is long
Casey Brewer	9	6	Stein goes for the cross court shot but it goes out
Casey Brewer	9	7	Lambo blasts a kill off Casey
Mike Lambert	9	8	Lambo blocks Casey's poke attempt
Mike Lambert	10	8	Long rally ends after Lambo hits it into the net
Danko Iordanov	10	9	Stein off the block
Stein Metzger	11	9	Casey gets a big kill off Lambo's arms
Casey Brewer	11	10	Lambo smashes a kill to the middle of the court
Mike Lambert	12	10	Great set by Danko sets up Casey for the kill
Danko Iordanov	12	11	Stein goes off speed
Stein Metzger	13	11	Casey with the kill
Casey Brewer	14	11	Casey hits the tape on the opposite sideline on a lob shot
Casey Brewer	15	11	Casey uses the net and picks up a point the hard way
Casey Brewer	15	12	Service error just long
Mike Lambert	16	12	Lambo returns the favor with his own long serve
Danko Iordanov	17	12	Casey lands one right in front of Lambo
Danko Iordanov	18	12	Lambo into the net
Danko Iordanov	19	12	Lambo into the net again
Danko Iordanov	19	13	Danko serves it into the net
Stein Metzger	20	13	Danko with a nice poke to set up game point
Casey Brewer	20	14	Casey's serve is long. Game point 2
Casey Brewer	20	15	Big block from Lambo. Game point 3
Mike Lambert	21	15	Danko wraps it up with a kill to the right corner
Server	Casey Brewer Danko Iordanov	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Play
Game 2
Casey Brewer	1	0	Casey's serve into the net
Mike Lambert	1	1	Lambo can't get there.
Stein Metzger	1	2	Casey with with the kill.
Stein Metzger	1	3
Stein Metzger	3	4	Lambo misses long. Technical difficultues
Mike Lambert	3	5	Lambo off the block after the nice rally.
Mike Lambert	3	6	Stein with the cutter right after a nice dig
Mike Lambert	4	6	Casey goes right between the defenders
Danko Iordanov	4	7	Lambo lays it down at the end line
Stein Metzger	4	8	Lambo again down the line
Stein Metzger	5	8	Service error long
Casey Brewer	5	9	Lambo goes off speed and gets the kill
Mike Lambert	5	10	Casey into the net
Mike Lambert	5	11	Casey lobs one long
Mike Lambert	6	11	A long rally ends as Casey sends it down the line
Danko Iordanov	6	12	Danko serves into the net
Stein Metzger	7	12	Casey just catches the end line
Casey Brewer	7	13	Lambo goes cross court for the sideout
Mike Lambert	8	13	Casey goes off Lambo's block to bring it to the time out.
Danko Iordanov	8	14	Stein sends it in the far left corner
Stein Metzger	9	14	Casey picks up the point
Casey Brewer	9	15	Nice rally ends when Casey and Danko can't complete the play
Mike Lambert	9	16	Casey's shot is wide
Mike Lambert	9	17	Casey goes wide again
Mike Lambert	9	18	Casey sends it out on his own side
Mike Lambert	9	19	Lambo gets a big block on Casey as the teams switch sides
Mike Lambert	9	20	Stein shoots it into the corner. Game point 1
Mike Lambert	9	21	Danko hits into the net and we'll go to game three.
Server	Casey Brewer Danko Iordanov	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Play
Game 3
Casey Brewer	0	1	Long rally to start the match but Lambo ends it with a block.
Mike Lambert	1	1	Casey gets a kill
Danko Iordanov	1	2	Stein goes cross court
Stein Metzger	1	3	Stein goes down the line for the kill
Stein Metzger	2	3	Lambo's kill is wide
Casey Brewer	3	3	Danko gets a big block on Stein
Casey Brewer	3	4	Stein unleashes Pokey and drops it just on the other side
Mike Lambert	4	4	Casey goes off the block
Danko Iordanov	5	4	Danko tips it off Lambo's hands on the block
Danko Iordanov	6	4	Stein shoots but it goes out
Danko Iordanov	6	5	Lambo crushes a kill to bring the serve to his side
Stein Metzger	6	6	Stein crushes one of his own to tie it
Stein Metzger	7	6	Casey goes off the block
Casey Brewer	8	6	Danko blocks Stein to pull ahead by two
Casey Brewer	8	7	Casey's serve is long
Mike Lambert	9	7	Danko off the block for the sideout
Danko Iordanov	9	8	Lambo shoots and scores
Stein Metzger	10	8	Danko answers with a big kill
Casey Brewer	10	9	Lambo goes off the block
Mike Lambert	11	9	Great shot by Casey down the line
Danko Iordanov	11	10	Danko serves it long
Stein Metzger	11	11	Stein goes cross court to tie it
Stein Metzger	11	12	Big kill from Casey to the corner but it is just an inch long
Stein Metzger	11	13	After a great play that saved a point my Stein, Lambo closes with a block
Stein Metzger	12	13	Casey goes cross court for the sideout
Casey Brewer	12	14	Casey can't make the dig on Stein's kill
Mike Lambert	12	15	Casey hits it off the tape and it lands out. End of match.