Match Recap

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

Match #61: Finals

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings
def.
(3) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak
21-15, 21-12 (0:42)

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:

Tournaments:

193

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,100,692.50

Holly McPeak

Photo: Holly Stein/AVP

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:

Tournaments:

323

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,575,161.00

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:

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 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Clara, CA

Resides:

Manhattan Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

135

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,651,635.00

(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings

(3) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	15	13	22	17
Kills	6	8	11	2
Errors	2	0	1	2
Hitting Pct	0.267	0.615	0.455	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	0	0	2	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	0	0
Digs	9	7	2	10

Game 2
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	15	8	8	14
Kills	8	8	3	7
Errors	1	0	2	1
Hitting Pct	0.467	1.000	0.125	0.429
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	0
Errors	1	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	2	1	0
Digs	8	1	1	4

Match Total
Statistics	Misty May-Treanor	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	30	21	30	31
Kills	14	16	14	9
Errors	3	0	3	3
Hitting Pct	0.367	0.762	0.367	0.194
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	0
Errors	1	0	3	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	3	1	0
Digs	17	8	3	14

Play By Play

Server	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Play
Game 1
Misty May-Treanor	0	1	Misty rolls it over Nicole to start the match
Misty May-Treanor	0	2	Double on Nicole
Misty May-Treanor	1	2	Kerri blocks the first, but Nicole bounces back and cuts the second one right
Holly McPeak	2	2	Nicole down the line
Holly McPeak	3	2	Nicole with the kill
Holly McPeak	3	3	Misty off the block
Kerri Walsh Jennings	4	3	Kerri digs the first, but Nicole hits it too hard on the second try
Nicole Branagh	4	4	Service error long
Misty May-Treanor	5	4	Nicole in two with the poke
Holly McPeak	6	4	Misty misses long on the roll shot to the corner
Holly McPeak	6	5	Kerri with the dig and then the poke down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	6	Big block by Kerri and then the put away in two after the nice dig bump by Misty
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	7	Great dig by Misty followed by the in two poke by Kerri
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	8	Great serve leads to the unforced error
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	9	Double on Nicole
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	9	Nicole in two to the back left corner
Nicole Branagh	7	10	Kerri with the hammer up the middle after the nice rally
Misty May-Treanor	8	10	Holly cuts it hard left
Holly McPeak	8	11	Kerri fakes the heat and pokes it right in two
Kerri Walsh Jennings	9	11	Kerri blocks the first, but Nicole responds with a bullet down the line
Nicole Branagh	9	12	Kerri cuts it left
Misty May-Treanor	10	12	Net foul on Kerri
Holly McPeak	11	12	Nicole rolls it down the middle
Holly McPeak	12	12	Misty misses wide on the kill attempt and we are all tied up
Holly McPeak	12	13	Great rally ends on the Misty touch shot to the corner
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	14	Kerri with the huge roof of Holly
Kerri Walsh Jennings	12	15	Kerri gets her hands on the ball and then sets for Misty who puts it down hard cross court
Kerri Walsh Jennings	13	15	Nicole with authority in two
Nicole Branagh	13	16	Best rally of the match ends on a net violation by Holly
Misty May-Treanor	13	17	Kerri with the hammer
Misty May-Treanor	14	17	Another incredible rally with digs on both sides ends on the Nicole kill
Holly McPeak	14	18	Kerri pokes it into the open court after the nice rally
Kerri Walsh Jennings	14	19	Great rally with Misty running right and left ends as Misty rolls it down the left line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	14	20	Misty with the cross court kill to set up game point
Kerri Walsh Jennings	15	20	Nicole ends the streak with the hammer up the middle
Nicole Branagh	15	21	Service error long
Server	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings	Play
Game 2
Misty May-Treanor	0	1	Game two starts with a nice serve by Misty
Misty May-Treanor	1	1	Great serve but Nicole pokes it into the open court
Holly McPeak	2	1	Great rally ends as Nicole rolls it down the line
Holly McPeak	2	2	Misty rolls it down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	2	3	Dig by Holly is not enough as Kerri pokes it over the D in one
Kerri Walsh Jennings	3	3	Nicole with the roof job on Misty
Nicole Branagh	4	3	Holly winds up and fires cross court
Nicole Branagh	4	4	Misty hammers it from the Right side - the May-niacs celebrate online
Misty May-Treanor	4	5	Kerri blocks Nicole
Misty May-Treanor	4	6	Kerri rejects the over in two attempt by Nicole
Misty May-Treanor	5	6	Holly sneaks it past Kerri and down the line
Holly McPeak	5	7	Nicole blocks the first but Misty recovers and Kerri slams it home in two
Kerri Walsh Jennings	5	8	Kerri with another big block - this time of Holly
Kerri Walsh Jennings	6	8	Holly with the big dig and then the cutter right
Nicole Branagh	6	9	Misty pokes it cross court for the sideout
Misty May-Treanor	6	10	Kerri with the dig and then the thunder
Misty May-Treanor	7	10	Nicole off the Kerri block in two
Holly McPeak	7	11	Misty rolls it cross court on the sideout
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	12	Misty with the dig and then the roll shot down the line
Kerri Walsh Jennings	7	13	Kerri pokes it just over Nicole at the net after the nice dig by Misty
Kerri Walsh Jennings	8	13	Holly rolls it down the right line
Nicole Branagh	8	14	Service error short
Misty May-Treanor	8	15	Kerri pokes it in two after the nice serve
Misty May-Treanor	8	16	Misty digs it and Kerri puts it over the D in two
Misty May-Treanor	9	16	Holly goes offspeed to the baseline
Holly McPeak	10	16	Holly with the dig and Nicole puts it down hard in two
Holly McPeak	10	17	Kerri hammers it in two on the sideout
Kerri Walsh Jennings	11	17	Holly sneaks it by Kerri and down the line
Nicole Branagh	11	18	Misty with the inside out swing down the right line
Misty May-Treanor	11	19	Misty with the poke-cut left
Misty May-Treanor	11	20	Nicole misses long on the over in two attempt and championship point is here
Misty May-Treanor	12	20	Service error short
Holly McPeak	12	21	Misty ends it with the hammer cross court. We will see you next week from Chicago with more live play-by-play and Live coverage of the finals on NBC. Have a great week!