Match Recap

AVP Tour
$91,500 Birmingham-Hoover Open presented by Vault
Sunday, July 16, 2006

Match #59: Semi-Finals

(6) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal
def.
(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
21-14, 21-14 (0:38)

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

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 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Jake Gibb

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 6, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bountiful, UT

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

Utah

Seasons:

Tournaments:

325

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,781,197.50

Sean Rosenthal

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 19, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'4"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

282

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,357,265.00

(6) Jake Gibb/Sean Rosenthal

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	8	11	7	12
Kills	6	4	3	6
Errors	0	2	2	2
Hitting Pct	0.750	0.182	0.143	0.333
SERVE
Aces	1	2	0	0
Errors	3	0	4	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	1	0
Digs	2	4	2	4

Game 2
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	6	14	4	17
Kills	5	8	2	8
Errors	0	3	0	4
Hitting Pct	0.833	0.357	0.500	0.235
SERVE
Aces	0	1	0	0
Errors	1	0	3	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	2	0
Digs	2	4	2	2

Match Total
Statistics	Jake Gibb	Sean Rosenthal	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	14	25	11	29
Kills	11	12	5	14
Errors	0	5	2	6
Hitting Pct	0.786	0.280	0.273	0.276
SERVE
Aces	1	3	0	0
Errors	4	0	7	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	4	0	3	0
Digs	4	8	4	6

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal	Play
Game 1
Mike Lambert	1	0	The match starts with a nice dig by Lambo and then the put away cross court
Mike Lambert	1	1	Jake goes down the line on the sideout
Sean Rosenthal	1	2	Great dig by Rosie off the Jake block leads to the poke by Jake
Sean Rosenthal	2	2	Stein off the Jake Block
Stein Metzger	2	3	Rosie rises high above the sand for the dagger to the back line
Jake Gibb	3	3	Stein with the sideout
Mike Lambert	8	13	Sorry for the delay. Due to a computer malfunction play-by-play was stopped. We are back online and the score is correct. Sorry about the delay
Stein Metzger	8	14	Jake with the kill down the line
Jake Gibb	8	15	Big dig by Rosie and the over in two poke by Jake
Jake Gibb	9	15	Service error short
Mike Lambert	9	16	Service error long
Sean Rosenthal	10	16	Lambo out jumps Jake at the net and pokes it left
Stein Metzger	10	17	Rosie rises to hammer it up the middle
Jake Gibb	10	18	Stein is short on the cutter attempt
Jake Gibb	11	18	Service error short
Mike Lambert	11	19	Service error short
Sean Rosenthal	12	19	Stein changes speed to go off the Jake block
Stein Metzger	13	19	Lambo blocks the first to extend the rally and the point ends as Rosie is wide on the cutter
Stein Metzger	13	20	Great rally ends as Jake rolls it down the line to set up game point
Jake Gibb	14	20	Stein goes to the famous poke over Jake
Mike Lambert	14	21	Service error short
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Jake Gibb Sean Rosenthal	Play
Game 2
Sean Rosenthal	0	1	Jake blocks his former partner Stein to start the second game
Sean Rosenthal	1	1	Rosie makes the nice dig by then misses long on the kill attempt
Mike Lambert	1	2	Jake with the hard angle
Jake Gibb	1	3	Huge dig by Rosie and then the slam to the line
Jake Gibb	1	4	Jake with the dig and then the kill off the Lambo block
Jake Gibb	2	4	Stein smacks it into the open court for the sideout
Stein Metzger	2	5	Rosie off the block
Sean Rosenthal	3	5	Stein with the sideout
Mike Lambert	3	6	Service error long
Jake Gibb	4	6	Service error short
Stein Metzger	4	7	Rosie off the Lambo block
Sean Rosenthal	4	8	Ace
Sean Rosenthal	5	8	Lambo fires it hard and high off Jake
Mike Lambert	5	9	Service error short
Jake Gibb	5	10	Stein misses wide on the roll shot
Jake Gibb	5	11	The big nasty comes out and rejects his former partner - Jake sends the block right into Stein's head - Stein and Lambo call time
Jake Gibb	6	11	Stein rolls it over Jake right for the sideout
Stein Metzger	7	11	Lambo rejects Rosie high above the net in the matches best rally
Stein Metzger	7	12	Rosie rolls it over Lambo catching the left sideline
Sean Rosenthal	7	13	Great dig by Jake and then the offspeed shot off the Lambo block
Sean Rosenthal	8	13	Stein with the hammer off Rosie - the ball sails off Rosie and over Stein and Lambo but just falls long - Stein smiles and wags his finger
Mike Lambert	8	14	Rosie splits the D with the hammer up the middle
Jake Gibb	9	14	Stein cuts it hard right for the sideout
Stein Metzger	9	15	Jake cross court kill on the sideout
Sean Rosenthal	9	16	Stein is short on the kill attempt after the nice serve
Sean Rosenthal	10	16	Stein with his famous poke over for the sideout
Mike Lambert	10	17	Jake off the Lambo block
Mike Lambert	11	17	Stein slams it up the line
Stein Metzger	12	17	Lambo with the huge block of Rosie
Stein Metzger	12	18	Rosie powers it off the Lambo block
Sean Rosenthal	13	18	Stein goes offspeed on the sideout down the line
Mike Lambert	13	19	Service error short
Jake Gibb	13	20	Match point is here as Rosie ends the great rally with the huge kill right
Jake Gibb	14	20	Lambo says not yet as he puts it down hard in two
Stein Metzger	14	21	Match Point - Rosie goes off the block and make their fourth final of the year and look for their second title after winning the season opener in Florida. Stay tuned Misty and Kerri against Rachel and EY.