Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica
Saturday, July 22, 2006

Match #30: Winner's Bracket Round 4

(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott
def.
(3) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak
21-23, 24-22, 15-13 (1:13)

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

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

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:

Tournaments:

233

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

174

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$768,725.00

(2) Elaine Youngs/Rachel Scott

(3) Nicole Branagh/Holly McPeak

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Rachel Scott	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	19	20	18	18
Kills	6	9	12	7
Errors	0	3	0	2
Hitting Pct	0.316	0.300	0.667	0.278
SERVE
Aces	1	0	2	0
Errors	1	0	2	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	0	1	0
Digs	7	11	8	10

Game 2
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Rachel Scott	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	7	19	19	9
Kills	6	10	9	5
Errors	0	2	3	0
Hitting Pct	0.857	0.421	0.316	0.556
SERVE
Aces	3	0	3	0
Errors	1	0	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	1	0
Digs	0	9	0	9

Game 3
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Rachel Scott	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	7	8	8	4
Kills	5	3	4	3
Errors	2	1	2	1
Hitting Pct	0.429	0.250	0.250	0.500
SERVE
Aces	2	0	0	0
Errors	2	0	2	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	1	0	0	0
Digs	3	2	2	5

Match Total
Statistics	Elaine Youngs	Rachel Scott	Nicole Branagh	Holly McPeak
ATTACK
Attacks	33	47	45	31
Kills	17	22	25	15
Errors	2	6	5	3
Hitting Pct	0.455	0.340	0.444	0.387
SERVE
Aces	6	0	5	0
Errors	4	0	5	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	4	0	2	0
Digs	10	22	10	24

Play By Play

Server	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Elaine Youngs Rachel Scott	Play
Game 1
Nicole Branagh	6	4	Technical difficulties, the score is now correct
Holly McPeak	6	5	EY pokes it to the left corner
Elaine Youngs	6	6	Ace
Elaine Youngs	6	7	Rachel shoots it to the right line
Elaine Youngs	7	7	Nicole off Rachel's block
Nicole Branagh	7	8	Service error long
Rachel Scott	8	8	Holly sends it down the middle
Holly McPeak	9	8	Nicole tickles the net as she sends it over
Holly McPeak	9	9	EY with the cutter
Elaine Youngs	10	9	Nicole wins the battle at the net with EY
Nicole Branagh	11	9	Nicole finds the hole in the back with the over-in-two
Nicole Branagh	11	10	Rachel with the cross court shot
Rachel Scott	12	10	Holly with the soft cut shot to the right
Holly McPeak	13	10	Rachel's shot falls wide
Holly McPeak	14	10	Rachel misses long
Holly McPeak	14	11	Rachel shoots it down the line
Elaine Youngs	14	12	EY with the big block
Elaine Youngs	15	12	Nicole sends it over in two
Nicole Branagh	15	13	Nicole goes over
Rachel Scott	16	13	Great rally ends with Nicole sending it to the back
Holly McPeak	16	14	EY pokes it to the left line
Elaine Youngs	17	14	Nicole sends it to the back left corner
Nicole Branagh	17	15	EY slams it straight to the back left corner
Rachel Scott	17	16	Rachel off Nicole's hands
Rachel Scott	17	17	Rachel slams it down the line
Rachel Scott	17	18	Rachel fires it to the left
Rachel Scott	18	18	Holly sails it to the right
Holly McPeak	18	19	Rachel puts it away with the shot down the line
Elaine Youngs	19	19	Service error long
Nicole Branagh	19	20	EY hammers it down
Rachel Scott	20	20	Game point 1: Nicole off EY's hands
Holly McPeak	21	20	Nicole with the roof
Holly McPeak	21	21	Game point 2: Rachel pounds it past Nicole's hands
Elaine Youngs	22	21	Holly sends it deep with the rainbow shot
Nicole Branagh	23	21	Game point 3: Great rally ends with an over-in-one shot to the back by Nicole
Server	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Elaine Youngs Rachel Scott	Play
Game 2
Elaine Youngs	1	0	Holly finds the line on the cut shot
Nicole Branagh	2	0	Ace
Nicole Branagh	2	1	Service error long
Rachel Scott	3	1	Holly off EY's block
Holly McPeak	3	2	Rachel with the hard angle shot
Elaine Youngs	4	2	Service error long
Nicole Branagh	5	2	Holly's shot catches the back line
Nicole Branagh	6	2	Ace
Nicole Branagh	6	3	Rachel with the angle shot to the right side
Elaine Youngs	6	4	EY takes the battle at the net with Nicole
Elaine Youngs	6	5	EY taps it over
Elaine Youngs	7	5	Nicole sails it to the back right
Holly McPeak	7	6	Rachel with the shot to the line
Rachel Scott	8	6	Nicole down the line
Nicole Branagh	9	6	Ace
Nicole Branagh	9	7	Rachel slaps it to the back after a great dig out of the net by EY
Rachel Scott	9	8	EY sends it to the back right
Rachel Scott	10	8	Nicole's shot hits the left line
Holly McPeak	10	9	Nicole misses long
Elaine Youngs	10	10	Ace
Elaine Youngs	11	10	Nicole shoots it cross court
Nicole Branagh	12	10	Nicole with the big block
Nicole Branagh	13	10	Great dig by Holly and Nicole puts it away
Nicole Branagh	13	11	Rachel shoots it to the back corner
Rachel Scott	14	11	Nicole with the pop down the line
Holly McPeak	15	11	Rachel misses long
Holly McPeak	15	12	EY catches the left line
Elaine Youngs	16	12	Service error long
Nicole Branagh	16	13	Nicole's block goes wide
Rachel Scott	17	13	Nicole smacks it over for the sideout
Holly McPeak	18	13	Holly puts it away
Holly McPeak	18	14	EY cuts it right
Elaine Youngs	18	15	Rachel pokes it down the right line
Elaine Youngs	19	15	Nicole with the high snap down the line
Nicole Branagh	19	16	Rachel sends it past Nicole's hands
Rachel Scott	19	17	EY with the big block
Rachel Scott	19	18	Great rally ends with a hard shot to the middle by Rachel
Rachel Scott	19	19	EY with the block
Rachel Scott	19	20	EY pokes it over Nicole
Rachel Scott	20	20	Game point 1: Holly off EY's hands
Holly McPeak	20	21	EY off the block
Elaine Youngs	21	21	Nicole slams it down
Nicole Branagh	21	22	Rachel sends it down the left line
Rachel Scott	22	22	Nicole catches the left line
Holly McPeak	22	23	Rachel with the rainbow
Elaine Youngs	22	24	Ace by EY sends it to a game 3
Server	Nicole Branagh Holly McPeak	Elaine Youngs Rachel Scott	Play
Game 3
Nicole Branagh	1	0	Nicole with the shot to the back on the over-in-two
Nicole Branagh	1	1	EY with the hammer cross court
Elaine Youngs	2	1	Service error long
Holly McPeak	3	1	Ace
Holly McPeak	3	2	EY shoots and scores
Rachel Scott	3	3	EY pokes it over Nicole
Rachel Scott	4	3	Holly down the line
Nicole Branagh	4	4	Service error short
Elaine Youngs	4	5	Ace
Elaine Youngs	4	6	Ace
Elaine Youngs	5	6	Nicole catches the line for the sideout
Holly McPeak	5	7	Rachel pops it to the left
Rachel Scott	5	8	Nicole misses wide
Rachel Scott	5	9	EY with the huge block
Rachel Scott	6	9	Nicole off EY's block
Nicole Branagh	6	10	Service error short
Elaine Youngs	7	10	Nicole's shot tickles the tape
Holly McPeak	8	10	Great rally ends with Rachel's shot missing long
Holly McPeak	9	10	Great rally features an amazing dig by Holly and EY's kill attempt is short
Holly McPeak	9	11	Rachel shoots it to the back left
Rachel Scott	9	12	Holly misses wide
Rachel Scott	10	12	Holly with the hard hit to the middle
Nicole Branagh	11	12	Violation on EY
Nicole Branagh	11	13	EY pokes it to the middle
Elaine Youngs	12	13	Service error long
Holly McPeak	12	14	Rachel sends it down the middle
Rachel Scott	13	14	Game/match point 1: Holly pops it to the left
Nicole Branagh	13	15	Game/match point 2: EY sends it down the right line for the win