Match Recap

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 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Monica, 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 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

135

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,651,635.00

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

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

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings

(6) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh

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

Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh	Play
Game 1
Holly McPeak	1	0	Misty picks up the first point with a shot to the open court on the other side
Misty May-Treanor	2	0	Kerri with the block and Holly and Nicole can't decide who should cover it.
Misty May-Treanor	2	1	Nicole drops one on a dime just over the block
Nicole Branagh	3	1	Nicole's dig lands way out
Kerri Walsh Jennings	4	1	Nice block by Nicole on Kerri but it lands out
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	1	Tough play on Nicole and Holly's side and it lands for a point.
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	2	Nicole gets the side out off the block going into the switch
Holly McPeak	6	2	Kerri skips one off the block
Misty May-Treanor	6	3	Shot down the line by Nicole finds the corner
Nicole Branagh	7	3	Nicole into the net on the serve
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	4	Big kill by Holly from the right side
Holly McPeak	8	4	Nice hustle by Nicole to run it down but it lands out of bounds
Misty May-Treanor	9	4	Nicole can't pick up Holly's dig
Misty May-Treanor	10	4	Net violation on Nicole
Misty May-Treanor	10	5	Nicole drops a bomb straight to the sand
Nicole Branagh	10	6	Great defense on both sides but Kerri ends the rally by hitting into the net.
Nicole Branagh	10	7	Kerri into the net again
Nicole Branagh	11	7	Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	7	Kerri puts it away off the block
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	8	Holly puts it down the line and Kerri sends it out of bounds
Holly McPeak	13	8	Great shot down the line by Misty
Misty May-Treanor	13	9	Best rally so far ends when Misty puts it into the net
Nicole Branagh	14	9	Another long rally. Kerri and Holly meet at the top of the net but Kerri puts it down for the point.
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	9	Kerri goes up and over. Time out taken by Holly and Nicole
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	10	Holly's kill is tipped as it heads out
Holly McPeak	15	11	Holly picks up another tip
Holly McPeak	15	12	Holly gets an ace
Holly McPeak	15	13	Holly takes the back line at the switch
Holly McPeak	15	14
Holly McPeak	15	15
Holly McPeak	15	14	Misty and Kerri can't complete the play
Holly McPeak	16	15	Kerri with the kill
Nicole Branagh	17	15	Score is correct, Nicole serving. Holly's shot is just wide to make it 17-15 with Kerri serving.
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	15	Kerri winds up and delivers.
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	16	Misty's shot goes long
Holly McPeak	18	17	Kerri launches one out of bounds.
Holly McPeak	19	17	Kerri down the line
Misty May-Treanor	20	17	Misty goes off the block to set up game point.
Misty May-Treanor	21	17	Holly attempts the cutter but cuts it too close and it doesn't clear the net. End of game one.
Server	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh	Play
Game 2
Misty May-Treanor	1	0	Nicole tries to go over the block but the shot is wide
Misty May-Treanor	2	0	Misty puts it away down the line
Misty May-Treanor	2	1	Great defense by Misty and Kerri but Nicole is able to put it away
Holly McPeak	3	1	The poke from Misty
Kerri Walsh Jennings	3	2	Nicole delivers a big kill for the sideout
Nicole Branagh	4	2	Kerri goes with the off speed cutter
Misty May-Treanor	5	2	Holly straight into the block by Kerri
Misty May-Treanor	5	3	Holly off the block
Holly McPeak	6	3	Kerri with the cutter that finds the sand
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	3	Great 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 Jennings	8	3	Misty down the line. Time out for Kerri and Misty
Kerri Walsh Jennings	8	4	Nicole with a shot down the line
Nicole Branagh	8	5	The ball barely touches the net on the way down from Kerri's set and it throws off Misty's hit
Nicole Branagh	9	5	Nicole called for the double hit.
Misty May-Treanor	9	6	Perfect shot to the corner by Holly that lands on the tape
Holly McPeak	10	6	Misty answers with a nice shot of her own down the line into the corner.
Kerri Walsh Jennings	10	7	Nicole off the block
Nicole Branagh	11	7	Service error long
Misty May-Treanor	12	7	Holly's kill attempt is long
Misty May-Treanor	13	7	Misty shoots cross court through the D
Misty May-Treanor	14	7	Kerri with a savvy shot on a flick of the wrist
Misty May-Treanor	15	7	Coming out of the time out Kerri ends a nice rally with a poke to the corner
Misty May-Treanor	16	7	Great rally ends with Misty going with a soft shot that hangs in the air and then drops for a point.
Misty May-Treanor	16	8	Holly over the block and down the line
Holly McPeak	17	8	Holly with a good dig but it lands too far away for Nicole to get there.
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	8	Nice D by Holly and Nicole but Misty gets the point by going down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	18	9	Holly down the line for the sideout
Nicole Branagh	19	9	Great rally ends as Holly sends it into the net.
Misty May-Treanor	20	9	Kerri uses the poke to set up match point.
Misty May-Treanor	20	10	Misty into the net on the serve.
Holly McPeak	21	10	Misty 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.