Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica
Sunday, July 23, 2006

Match #61: Finals

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
def.
(2) Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser
21-16, 21-18 (0:58)

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

Todd Rogers

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 30, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

338

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,150,606.50

Phil Dalhausser

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 26, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Baden, Switzerland

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Central Florida

Seasons:

Tournaments:

300

Career Wins:

103

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$2,592,785.00

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

(2) Todd Rogers/Phil Dalhausser

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser
ATTACK
Attacks	7	10	14	6
Kills	5	6	5	3
Errors	1	2	4	3
Hitting Pct	0.571	0.400	0.071	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	0
Errors	1	2	2	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	3	1	0	1
Digs	0	4	3	0

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser
ATTACK
Attacks	7	17	25	4
Kills	5	9	13	1
Errors	2	1	3	1
Hitting Pct	0.429	0.471	0.400	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	0	0	1	2
DEFENSE
Blocks	4	0	0	1
Digs	3	6	5	1

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Todd Rogers	Phil Dalhausser
ATTACK
Attacks	14	27	39	10
Kills	10	15	18	4
Errors	3	3	7	4
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.444	0.282	0.000
SERVE
Aces	0	0	1	0
Errors	1	2	3	3
DEFENSE
Blocks	7	1	0	2
Digs	3	10	8	1

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Todd Rogers Phil Dalhausser	Play
Game 1
Todd Rogers	1	0	The men's finals start with a service error short
Mike Lambert	1	1	service error short
Phil Dalhausser	2	1	Stein with the famous poke right
Stein Metzger	2	2	service error short
Todd Rogers	3	2	Stein is at it again - poking it left
Mike Lambert	4	2	Big dig by Stein leads to the duel between the "thin beast" and Lambo -- Phil gets the upper hand but pokes it wide
Mike Lambert	4	3	Todd rolls it down the right line on the sideout
Phil Dalhausser	4	4	Out of the timeout Phil closes off the line and roofs Stein
Phil Dalhausser	5	4	service error short
Stein Metzger	6	4	Lamob comes right back with the big rejection of Phil
Stein Metzger	6	5	Phil with the touch - rolling down the left line
Todd Rogers	6	6	Chowder - Lambo with the bad set
Todd Rogers	7	6	Stein off the block after the long discussion with the refs before the point started
Mike Lambert	7	7	Todd with the nice angle shot left
Phil Dalhausser	8	7	Best rally of the match with a huge dig by Todd ends as Lambo goes with the dome shot off Phil
Stein Metzger	8	8	Phil jumps very high! Phil hammers it down the right line
Todd Rogers	9	8	Lambo converts with the cross court kill
Mike Lambert	10	8	After the nice dig by Stein, Lambo rolls it cross court
Mike Lambert	10	9	Todd sneaks it by Lambo going down the right line
Phil Dalhausser	11	9	Lambo fires it down the line after the high set by Stein
Stein Metzger	11	10	Phil comes right back with the spike directly down on the two foot line
Todd Rogers	12	10	Stein winds up and then goes off speed to get the ball past Phil
Mike Lambert	12	11	Service error long
Todd Rogers	13	11	Stein fakes the cross and sends a bullet down the line on the sideout
Stein Metzger	13	12	Service error wide
Todd Rogers	13	13	Stein tries the rolls shot but falls just wide and we are all tied up
Todd Rogers	14	13	Great dig by Todd is not enough as Lambo blocks the saving poke by Todd
Mike Lambert	15	13	Todd's off speed shot catches the tape and falls wide
Mike Lambert	16	13	Lambo with the huge block of Todd at the net and Todd calls a timeout
Mike Lambert	16	14	Todd splits the D on the spike up the middle
Phil Dalhausser	17	14	Todd with the huge swing in two that Todd digs but the ball just sails wide
Stein Metzger	18	14	An incredible rally with a giant stab by Stein and a huge dig by Todd ends as Phil's roll shot in one sails just long
Stein Metzger	19	14	Todd misses wide on the cut shot
Stein Metzger	19	15	Lift called on Lambo after the save by Stein
Todd Rogers	20	15	Service error short to set up game point
Mike Lambert	20	16	Game Point - Stein with the dig but Lambo misses wide on the poke
Phil Dalhausser	21	16	Game Point 2 - Lambo ends game one off the Phil block
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Todd Rogers Phil Dalhausser	Play
Game 2
Mike Lambert	1	0	Game two starts with a huge dig by Stein and the hammer by Lambo
Mike Lambert	1	1	Todd with the hard angle left on the sideout
Todd Rogers	1	2	Phil floats in the air and rejects the Stein poke
Todd Rogers	2	2	Stein comes right back and pokes it just a bit higher over Phil
Stein Metzger	2	3	Todd goes offspeed and sneaks it down the line
Phil Dalhausser	3	3	Service error long
Mike Lambert	3	4	Todd shoots it over Lambo and down the line
Todd Rogers	3	5	Ace
Todd Rogers	4	5	Service error short
Stein Metzger	4	6	Todd off the Lambo block
Phil Dalhausser	5	6	Stein winds up and hammers it cross court off Todd -- the ball flies into the cheap seats!
Mike Lambert	6	6	Lambo with the block, the dig and then the put away down the line
Mike Lambert	7	6	Great rally with nice plays by both Todd and Stein ends on the Lambo rejection of Phil
Mike Lambert	7	7	Todd rolls it down the line on the sideout
Todd Rogers	8	7	Stein looks cross and then fires off the block
Stein Metzger	8	8	Todd slams it off Stein
Phil Dalhausser	9	8	Lambo with the hard angle left on the huge kill
Mike Lambert	10	8	Stein with the dig and then the roll shot down the line
Mike Lambert	10	9	Todd with the touch down the right line
Todd Rogers	11	9	Great dig by Todd is not enough as Stein makes a huge dig that Lambo then sends down the right line
Stein Metzger	11	10	Todd rolls it down the right line to take us into the mandatory timeout
Phil Dalhausser	12	10	Stein fires it cross court to the left line
Mike Lambert	13	10	Lambo's big block evokes a cheer of "We love you, Mikey!" from the crowd
Mike Lambert	14	10	Stein off the hands of Todd to end a nice rally
Mike Lambert	14	11	Lambo's hit behind his head falls just wide
Todd Rogers	15	11	Best rally of the match by far with two blocks by Lambo and a block by Phil plus many digs ends as Lambo hammers it cross court
Stein Metzger	16	11	Lambo blocks two, the second back into the open court
Stein Metzger	17	11	Lambo does it again rejecting Todd at the net
Stein Metzger	17	12	Todd goes offspeed down the right line on the sideout
Phil Dalhausser	17	13	Another great rally this time ending as the "Thin Beast" Phil blocks Lambo
Phil Dalhausser	17	14	Huge dig by Todd and the putaway off the block by Phil
Phil Dalhausser	17	15	Todd cuts into the lead as he makes another dig and then shoots down the line
Phil Dalhausser	18	15	Stein with the hammer cross court on the sideout
Mike Lambert	18	16	Todd rolls it over the top right
Todd Rogers	19	16	Stein splits the D with shot up the middle
Stein Metzger	19	17	Todd fakes the line and cuts it left
Phil Dalhausser	20	17	Service error short and Match point is here
Mike Lambert	20	18	Championship Point - Todd just off the Lambo block
Todd Rogers	21	18	Championship Point 2 - Stein with the cross court hammer to seal the match! Stay tuned as the Women's Play-by-play will start at 3pm (CT). Follow online and on NBC at the same time! LIVE ON NBC AT 4PM ET!