AVP Tour
$91,500 Seaside Heights Open presented by Bud Light
Sunday, July 2, 2006
Match #59: Semi-Finals

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings
def.
(6) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh
21-17, 21-10 (0:40)

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: 16
Tournaments: 198
Career Wins: 112
Career AVP Wins: 66
Career Winnings: $2,144,382.50
Kerri Walsh Jennings
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: 21
Tournaments: 263
Career Wins: 135
Career AVP Wins: 77
Career Winnings: $2,651,635.00

Holly McPeak
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: 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
Resides: Hawthorne, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 193
Career Wins: 20
Career AVP Wins: 17
Career Winnings: $1,100,692.50

1 2 3
(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21 21 0
(6) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh 17 10 0

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks 16 15 19 18
Kills 6 6 4 7
Errors 2 3 5 2
Hitting Pct 0.250 0.200 -0.053 0.278
SERVE
Aces 0 0 1 0
Errors 0 0 0 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 2 0 0
Digs 10 9 11 3
Game 2
Statistics Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks 14 13 18 16
Kills 9 6 6 3
Errors 0 0 3 2
Hitting Pct 0.643 0.462 0.167 0.063
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 1 0 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 2 0 0
Digs 12 8 10 3
Match Total
Statistics Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks 30 28 37 34
Kills 15 12 10 10
Errors 2 3 8 4
Hitting Pct 0.433 0.321 0.054 0.176
SERVE
Aces 0 0 1 0
Errors 1 0 0 3
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 4 0 0
Digs 22 17 21 6

Play By Play
ServerMisty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh
Play
Game 1
Holly McPeak10Misty picks up the first point with a shot to the open court on the other side
Misty May-Treanor20Kerri with the block and Holly and Nicole can't decide who should cover it.
Misty May-Treanor21Nicole drops one on a dime just over the block
Nicole Branagh31Nicole's dig lands way out
Kerri Walsh Jennings41Nice block by Nicole on Kerri but it lands out
Kerri Walsh Jennings51Tough play on Nicole and Holly's side and it lands for a point.
Kerri Walsh Jennings52Nicole gets the side out off the block going into the switch
Holly McPeak62Kerri skips one off the block
Misty May-Treanor63Shot down the line by Nicole finds the corner
Nicole Branagh73Nicole into the net on the serve
Kerri Walsh Jennings74Big kill by Holly from the right side
Holly McPeak84Nice hustle by Nicole to run it down but it lands out of bounds
Misty May-Treanor94Nicole can't pick up Holly's dig
Misty May-Treanor104Net violation on Nicole
Misty May-Treanor105Nicole drops a bomb straight to the sand
Nicole Branagh106Great defense on both sides but Kerri ends the rally by hitting into the net.
Nicole Branagh107Kerri into the net again
Nicole Branagh117Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings127Kerri puts it away off the block
Kerri Walsh Jennings128Holly puts it down the line and Kerri sends it out of bounds
Holly McPeak138Great shot down the line by Misty
Misty May-Treanor139Best rally so far ends when Misty puts it into the net
Nicole Branagh149Another long rally. Kerri and Holly meet at the top of the net but Kerri puts it down for the point.
Kerri Walsh Jennings159Kerri goes up and over. Time out taken by Holly and Nicole
Kerri Walsh Jennings1510Holly's kill is tipped as it heads out
Holly McPeak1511Holly picks up another tip
Holly McPeak1512Holly gets an ace
Holly McPeak1513Holly takes the back line at the switch
Holly McPeak1514 
Holly McPeak1515 
Holly McPeak1514Misty and Kerri can't complete the play
Holly McPeak1615Kerri with the kill
Nicole Branagh1715Score is correct, Nicole serving. Holly's shot is just wide to make it 17-15 with Kerri serving.
Kerri Walsh Jennings1815Kerri winds up and delivers.
Kerri Walsh Jennings1816Misty's shot goes long
Holly McPeak1817Kerri launches one out of bounds.
Holly McPeak1917Kerri down the line
Misty May-Treanor2017Misty goes off the block to set up game point.
Misty May-Treanor2117Holly attempts the cutter but cuts it too close and it doesn't clear the net. End of game one.
ServerMisty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings
Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh
Play
Game 2
Misty May-Treanor10Nicole tries to go over the block but the shot is wide
Misty May-Treanor20Misty puts it away down the line
Misty May-Treanor21Great defense by Misty and Kerri but Nicole is able to put it away
Holly McPeak31The poke from Misty
Kerri Walsh Jennings32Nicole delivers a big kill for the sideout
Nicole Branagh42Kerri goes with the off speed cutter
Misty May-Treanor52Holly straight into the block by Kerri
Misty May-Treanor53Holly off the block
Holly McPeak63Kerri with the cutter that finds the sand
Kerri Walsh Jennings73Great play by Kerri and Misty: Misty with a dig at the back of the court and Kerri with the poke at the front.
Kerri Walsh Jennings83Misty down the line. Time out for Kerri and Misty
Kerri Walsh Jennings84Nicole with a shot down the line
Nicole Branagh85The ball barely touches the net on the way down from Kerri's set and it throws off Misty's hit
Nicole Branagh95Nicole called for the double hit.
Misty May-Treanor96Perfect shot to the corner by Holly that lands on the tape
Holly McPeak106Misty answers with a nice shot of her own down the line into the corner.
Kerri Walsh Jennings107Nicole off the block
Nicole Branagh117Service error long
Misty May-Treanor127Holly's kill attempt is long
Misty May-Treanor137Misty shoots cross court through the D
Misty May-Treanor147Kerri with a savvy shot on a flick of the wrist
Misty May-Treanor157Coming out of the time out Kerri ends a nice rally with a poke to the corner
Misty May-Treanor167Great rally ends with Misty going with a soft shot that hangs in the air and then drops for a point.
Misty May-Treanor168Holly over the block and down the line
Holly McPeak178Holly with a good dig but it lands too far away for Nicole to get there.
Kerri Walsh Jennings188Nice D by Holly and Nicole but Misty gets the point by going down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings189Holly down the line for the sideout
Nicole Branagh199Great rally ends as Holly sends it into the net.
Misty May-Treanor209Kerri uses the poke to set up match point.
Misty May-Treanor2010Misty into the net on the serve.
Holly McPeak2110Misty goes down the line to end the match. Kerri and Misty advance to the finals. Stay tuned for the men's final between Casey Jennings / Matt Fuerbringer and Dax Holdren and Sean Scott.