AVP Tour
$125,000 Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Match #59: Semi-Finals
(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings
def.
(2) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh
21-13, 21-13 (0:40)
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: 16
Tournaments: 198
Career Wins: 112
Career AVP Wins: 66
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: 21
Tournaments: 263
Career Wins: 135
Career AVP Wins: 77
Career Winnings: $2,651,635.00
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: 22
Tournaments: 323
Career Wins: 72
Career AVP Wins: 28
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
Resides: Hawthorne, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Minnesota
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 193
Career Wins: 20
Career AVP Wins: 17
Career Winnings: $1,100,692.50
1 2 3
(1) Misty May-Treanor/Kerri Walsh Jennings 21 21 0
(2) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh 13 13 0
Stats
Game 1
Statistics Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks 10 15 14 15
Kills 5 7 4 5
Errors 0 3 2 4
Hitting Pct 0.500 0.267 0.143 0.067
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 1 0 3
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 1 0 1
Digs 7 6 7 4
Game 2
Statistics Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks 17 4 16 13
Kills 10 3 3 9
Errors 2 0 0 3
Hitting Pct 0.471 0.750 0.188 0.462
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 0
Errors 0 0 0 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 0
Digs 6 8 5 2
Match Total
Statistics Misty May-Treanor Kerri Walsh Jennings Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh
ATTACK
Attacks 27 19 30 28
Kills 15 10 7 14
Errors 2 3 2 7
Hitting Pct 0.481 0.368 0.167 0.250
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 0
Errors 0 1 0 5
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 1 0 1
Digs 13 14 12 6
Play By Play
ServerMisty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings		Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh		Play
Game 1
Nicole Branagh01The semifinal kicks off with Holly sending it over in two to end the great rally
Nicole Branagh11Service error short
Misty May-Treanor12Nicole sends it past Kerri's hands
Holly McPeak13Kerri tries to poke it over but falls short
Holly McPeak23Misty sends it down the left line
Kerri Walsh Jennings33Kerri finds the same spot down the left line
Kerri Walsh Jennings43Too many hits for Holly and Nicole
Kerri Walsh Jennings44Service error long
Nicole Branagh54Misty with the cutter
Misty May-Treanor55Nicole wins the battle at the net with Kerri
Holly McPeak65Misty with the cross court shot
Kerri Walsh Jennings66Holly shoots it past Misty for the sideout
Nicole Branagh76Misty shoots it left
Misty May-Treanor86Kerri slaps it down
Misty May-Treanor96Nice rally features a great run-down by Misty but Kerri puts it away
Misty May-Treanor106Kerri takes the showdown at the net this time
Misty May-Treanor116Kerri with the big roof
Misty May-Treanor117Nicole sends it to the back right corner
Holly McPeak118Great rally ends with Nicole putting it away
Holly McPeak128Misty shoots and scores to the right
Kerri Walsh Jennings129Holly slams it past Misty and Kerri to put it away
Nicole Branagh139Service error long
Misty May-Treanor149Kerri pops it over
Misty May-Treanor1410Holly shoots and scores down the line
Holly McPeak1510Another nice rally ends with a hard cross court shot by Kerri
Kerri Walsh Jennings1610Nicole misses long
Kerri Walsh Jennings1710Kerri fakes the angle and the shot down the line is good
Kerri Walsh Jennings1810Kerri with the cut shot
Kerri Walsh Jennings1910Nicole misses just wide
Kerri Walsh Jennings2010Holly misses long
Kerri Walsh Jennings2011Game point 1: Nicole's shot to the back line is good
Nicole Branagh2012Game point 2: Nicole pokes it over to keep the game going
Nicole Branagh2013Game point 3: Kerri misses long
Nicole Branagh2113Game point 4: Service error long
ServerMisty May-Treanor
Kerri Walsh Jennings		Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh		Play
Game 2
Misty May-Treanor10Nice rally ends with Kerri's off-speed jumper
Misty May-Treanor20Ace
Misty May-Treanor30Misty's shot kisses the back line
Misty May-Treanor40Nicole misses short
Misty May-Treanor50Holly misses wide
Misty May-Treanor60Illegal set
Misty May-Treanor61Nicole reaches high and smacks it straight
Nicole Branagh71Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings72Nicole shoots it cross court
Holly McPeak82Misty with the shot down the line
Misty May-Treanor83Holly sails it down the line
Nicole Branagh93Service error long
Kerri Walsh Jennings94Nicole with the angle shot
Holly McPeak95Misty misses long
Holly McPeak105Kerri hits it hard cross court
Misty May-Treanor106Nicole's shot trickles over the net and is good
Nicole Branagh116Kerri with the soft shot
Kerri Walsh Jennings126Misty sends it to the left line
Kerri Walsh Jennings136Ace
Kerri Walsh Jennings137Misty misses short
Holly McPeak147Misty with the cross court shot
Misty May-Treanor148Nicole sends it to the corner
Nicole Branagh149Holly with a cut shot from the left side
Nicole Branagh159Misty with the hard cross court shot
Kerri Walsh Jennings169Misty with the rainbow poke to the back line
Kerri Walsh Jennings1610Nicole with the shot to the back for the sideout
Holly McPeak1710Misty with the nice cross court hit
Misty May-Treanor1810Nicole misses short
Misty May-Treanor1811Nicole slams it down the authority to end the rally
Nicole Branagh1911Misty from the left side
Kerri Walsh Jennings2011Kerri sends it to the middle to send them to game/match point
Kerri Walsh Jennings2012Game/match point 1: Nicole's shot to the line is good
Holly McPeak2013Game/match point 2: Nicole with the hard shot
Holly McPeak2113Game/match point 3: Misty with the rainbow shot to end the game; Misty and Kerri head to the finals against the winner of DeNecochea/Leibl vs. Youngs/Mason at 1 pm, live on NBC