AVP Tour
$91,500 Seaside Heights Open presented by Bud Light
Saturday, July 1, 2006
Match #30: Winner's Bracket Round 4
(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott
def.
(6) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh
26-24, 21-19 (0:55)
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:
22
Tournaments:
323
Career Wins:
72
Career AVP Wins:
28
Career Winnings:
$1,575,161.00
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:
15
Tournaments:
193
Career Wins:
20
Career AVP Wins:
17
Career Winnings:
$1,100,692.50
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:
14
Tournaments:
233
Career Wins:
51
Career AVP Wins:
34
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:
14
Tournaments:
174
Career Wins:
8
Career AVP Wins:
6
Career Winnings:
$768,725.00
1
2
3
(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott
26
21
0
(6) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh
24
19
0
Stats
Game 1
Statistics
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks
16
24
18
20
Kills
5
9
6
9
Errors
3
3
3
5
Hitting Pct
0.125
0.250
0.167
0.200
SERVE
Aces
1
0
0
1
Errors
2
0
2
1
DEFENSE
Blocks
1
1
0
3
Digs
6
8
2
6
Game 2
Statistics
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks
12
21
14
13
Kills
8
12
8
7
Errors
2
1
0
1
Hitting Pct
0.500
0.524
0.571
0.462
SERVE
Aces
0
0
0
0
Errors
1
0
0
0
DEFENSE
Blocks
0
0
0
1
Digs
5
6
7
2
Match Total
Statistics
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks
28
45
32
33
Kills
13
21
14
16
Errors
5
4
3
6
Hitting Pct
0.286
0.378
0.344
0.303
SERVE
Aces
1
0
0
1
Errors
3
0
2
1
DEFENSE
Blocks
1
1
0
4
Digs
11
14
9
8
Play By Play
Server
Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Play
Game 1
Holly McPeak
0
1
Long rally to start the match but Rachel gets a kill for the first point.
Rachel Scott
0
2
Holly misfires at the net
Rachel Scott
1
2
Nicole goes over in two and Rachel can't save the ball.
Nicole Branagh
2
2
Tough serve and Rachel's diving second hit isn't playable at the net.
Nicole Branagh
2
3
Nicole winds up but fires into the net.
Elaine Youngs
3
3
EY's serve is long.
Holly McPeak
4
3
Big block by Nicole on Rachel.
Holly McPeak
4
4
EY sends it back down the line for the sideout.
Rachel Scott
5
4
Nicole finds some open real estate at the back of the court.
Nicole Branagh
5
5
Nicole goes for the lob shot but it ends up just long
Elaine Youngs
6
5
Great block by Nicole that rolls down the tape and drops on the other side
Holly McPeak
6
6
Nicole dives out to save it but it goes over on the wrong side of the antenna.
Rachel Scott
6
7
EY throws a block right back at Holly
Rachel Scott
7
7
Holly uses the pokey down the line.
Nicole Branagh
7
8
Nice rally ends with Rachel shooting cross court.
Elaine Youngs
8
8
Holly sends it to the corner and keeps it in for a point.
Holly McPeak
8
9
Rachel goes off the block
Rachel Scott
9
9
This time its Nicole off the block.
Nicole Branagh
9
10
Nicole whistled for the net violation
Elaine Youngs
10
10
Down the line by Nicole
Holly McPeak
10
11
Holly's serve is long to bring us to the time out
Rachel Scott
11
11
Nice cross court shot by Holly to tie it up again.
Nicole Branagh
12
11
EY into the net
Nicole Branagh
12
12
Nicole gets a net violation
Elaine Youngs
13
12
Best rally of the match and Rachel ends it with a shot down the left sideline.
Elaine Youngs
13
13
EY serves it long
Holly McPeak
14
13
Rachel goes for the cross court shot but it lands out
Holly McPeak
15
13
Rachel's kill attempt is just short into the net
Holly McPeak
15
14
Service error short
Rachel Scott
15
15
Nice rally but Nicole's attempt down the line is just out
Rachel Scott
16
15
Nicole skips it off both defenders
Nicole Branagh
16
16
Big blast from Rachel to the back of the court
Elaine Youngs
17
16
Nicole pokes it just on the other side of the net
Holly McPeak
17
17
Excellent rally with good D on both sides. EY ends it with a shot off the block.
Rachel Scott
18
17
Holly with soft shot down the line and EY's dig goes out
Nicole Branagh
19
17
EY into the net and a time out is called
Nicole Branagh
19
18
Rachel shoots the cannon down the line
Elaine Youngs
19
19
Tough serve from EY and we're tied again as Holly and Nicole get a little too close together to make the play
Elaine Youngs
20
19
Holly puts it away to set up game point 1.
Holly McPeak
20
20
Rachel keeps it alive with a nice shot cross court.
Rachel Scott
21
20
Great cutter by Holly for another game point opportunity.
Nicole Branagh
21
21
Nicole's block hits the antenna.
Elaine Youngs
21
22
Rachel wins the face off above the net against Holly. Game point the other way.
Elaine Youngs
22
22
Nice try by Rachel to save it out of bounds but she can't get there in time.
Holly McPeak
22
23
Nicole barely misses the ball on her poke attempt
Rachel Scott
23
23
Kill past the block by Nicole
Nicole Branagh
23
24
Service error short
Elaine Youngs
24
24
Nicole goes over the defense and finds the backcourt to tie it again.
Holly McPeak
24
25
EY answers with a backcourt kill of her own. Game point Rachel/EY
Rachel Scott
24
26
Nicole tries to go over in two but sends it into the net to end game one.
Server
Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh
Elaine Youngs
Rachel Scott
Play
Game 2
Elaine Youngs
1
0
EY opens game two with a serve into the net
Holly McPeak
1
1
EY shoots one past the block of Nicole
Rachel Scott
2
1
EY misses wide
Nicole Branagh
3
1
Nicole goes up and comes down with a block on Rachel
Nicole Branagh
3
2
Rachel sends it just over Holly
Elaine Youngs
3
3
EY slips it past the D down the line
Elaine Youngs
3
4
Rachel finds an open corner and drops it down for the point to take the lead.
Elaine Youngs
4
4
Holly uses the cutter to tie it up
Holly McPeak
4
5
EY gets a nice kill off the block
Rachel Scott
5
5
Holly shoots over EY on the block and lands it cross court.
Nicole Branagh
5
6
Holly's dig on Rachel's kill is just inches short
Elaine Youngs
5
7
Nicole goes for the cutter put sends it too far and it lands wide.
Elaine Youngs
6
7
Nicole off the block and out of bounds.
Holly McPeak
6
8
Rachel goes behind the Nicole on the block and catches Holly on the wrong side of the court.
Rachel Scott
7
9
Nicole sends it to the back of the court and the D can't make the play.
Nicole Branagh
8
9
Nicole of the block
Nicole Branagh
8
10
Rachel answers off the block
Elaine Youngs
8
11
Rachel down the line
Elaine Youngs
9
10
Holly with the chop shot.
Holly McPeak
9
11
Score correction, 10-9 Rachel Ey at the beginning. EY finds open court in the back. Now 11-9.
Rachel Scott
10
11
The rainbow by Holly. Rachel takes a swat but it goes straight up and right back down.
Nicole Branagh
10
12
Rachel gets it just past a diving Holly.
Elaine Youngs
11
12
Holly goes right over Rachel's block attempt
Holly McPeak
12
12
Nicole with a soft shot to the back corner to tie it up
Holly McPeak
12
13
EY pulls out the change-up and goes cross court.
Rachel Scott
13
13
Nicole blasts one through the defense
Nicole Branagh
14
13
Holly makes a dig that sails over the net. All four players wait for it to land - barely catches teh tape for a point.
Nicole Branagh
14
14
Rachel with a big kill
Elaine Youngs
15
14
Nice defenseive play by Rachel, but Nicole shoots a bullet right back to the corner
Holly McPeak
15
15
Nicole whistled for the net violation
Rachel Scott
15
16
After a tie up at the net that goes Nicole's way, Rachel recovers and gets the kill. Time out is called.
Rachel Scott
16
16
Nice try by Rachel for the dig off EY's block but it is too far to go.
Nicole Branagh
16
17
Nice shot by Rachel as she just touches it over the block.
Elaine Youngs
17
17
Holly's shot is good and it's tied again.
Holly McPeak
17
18
Tough ball on Holly and Nicole's side and they can't get it under control.
Rachel Scott
18
18
Nicole off the block.
Nicole Branagh
19
18
Great dig by EY but it goes into the net and drops. Time out called.
Nicole Branagh
19
19
Rachel gets the point on a close call at the line.
Elaine Youngs
19
20
Great rally ends with two tough digs by Holly and Nicole but it lands out. Match point.
Elaine Youngs
19
21
EY catches the tape to end the match. Rachel and EY advance to the final four tomorrow but Nicole and Holly are still alive in the contender's bracket. Play by play returns tonight at 7:30 with the top seeds on either side playing under the lights.