AVP Tour
$125,000 Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Match #57: Contender's Bracket Round 6
(2) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh
def.
(4) Rachel Scott/Jennifer Kessy
17-21, 21-18, 26-24 (1:25)
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: 14
Tournaments: 174
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Wins: 6
Career Winnings: $768,725.00
Jennifer Kessy
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 31, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: San Juan Capistrano, CA
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 264
Career Wins: 30
Career AVP Wins: 15
Career Winnings: $1,445,459.50
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: 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
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
(2) Holly McPeak/Nicole Branagh 17 21 26
(4) Rachel Scott/Jennifer Kessy 21 18 24
Stats
Game 1
Statistics Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh Rachel Scott Jennifer Kessy
ATTACK
Attacks 13 16 9 21
Kills 4 7 4 11
Errors 1 2 2 2
Hitting Pct 0.231 0.313 0.222 0.429
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 2
Errors 0 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 1 0 1
Digs 7 2 5 7
Game 2
Statistics Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh Rachel Scott Jennifer Kessy
ATTACK
Attacks 17 10 22 4
Kills 12 4 10 3
Errors 0 2 2 0
Hitting Pct 0.706 0.200 0.364 0.750
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0 0
Errors 0 2 0 2
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 1 0 1
Digs 8 1 9 1
Game 3
Statistics Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh Rachel Scott Jennifer Kessy
ATTACK
Attacks 18 18 25 9
Kills 8 14 10 9
Errors 2 4 2 0
Hitting Pct 0.333 0.556 0.320 1.000
SERVE
Aces 0 1 0 0
Errors 0 0 0 1
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 1 0 0
Digs 7 5 6 3
Match Total
Statistics Holly McPeak Nicole Branagh Rachel Scott Jennifer Kessy
ATTACK
Attacks 48 44 56 34
Kills 24 25 24 23
Errors 3 8 6 2
Hitting Pct 0.438 0.386 0.321 0.618
SERVE
Aces 0 2 0 2
Errors 0 3 1 3
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 3 0 2
Digs 22 8 20 11
Play By Play
ServerRachel Scott
Jennifer Kessy		Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh		Play
Game 1
Rachel Scott01Rachel's first serve is into the net.
Nicole Branagh11Jennifer gets a poke over Nicole's block
Jennifer Kessy12Jen shoots down the line but it lands out.
Holly McPeak13Holly goes over in two to the back line.
Holly McPeak23Jen takes the cut shot
Rachel Scott33Rachel off the block.
Rachel Scott43Jen down the line.
Rachel Scott44Cut shot by Holly to tie it up at 4.
Nicole Branagh54Serve is short.
Jennifer Kessy55Nicole gets it past the block.
Holly McPeak56Rachel shoots for the line but it is wide.
Holly McPeak66Big block by the big Boss
Rachel Scott67Nicole over in two.
Nicole Branagh77Jen with a big kill to tie it up at the switch.
Jennifer Kessy78Nicole sends a soft shot down the line.
Holly McPeak88Jen sends the kill right at Nicole who can't react in time.
Rachel Scott89Jen tries to go over in two but sends it long and out.
Nicole Branagh810Nicole gets the stuff on Rachel
Nicole Branagh910Shot cross court is good by Jen
Jennifer Kessy1010Jen puts it away off a nice dig by Rachel.
Jennifer Kessy1110Nice rally ends off a tough dig by Nicole that Holly can't run down.
Jennifer Kessy1210Ace to the back line.
Jennifer Kessy1211Holly goes down the line.
Holly McPeak1311Miscommunication by Nicole and Holly allows the point to drop.
Rachel Scott1312Ace to the back line.
Rachel Scott1413Jen brings the heat on the kill. Score correction. is now 14-13 Boss/Wacholder.
Jennifer Kessy1513Jen gets a lot of help from the net on the serve.
Jennifer Kessy1514Rachel's set is long and goes over the net. Nicole sends it right back to the sand.
Holly McPeak1515Nicole goes over in two and to the wide open back court.
Holly McPeak1615Rachel off the block and good.
Rachel Scott1715Big kill by Jen down the line.
Rachel Scott1815Holly calls 'high line' and Nicole takes the advice - but sends it just wide.
Rachel Scott1915Nicole goes over in two down the line but it is just out.
Rachel Scott1916Nice stuff by Jen but Nicole recovers and sets up Holly for the kill
Nicole Branagh2016Jen calls 'angle' and Rachel follows through. Game point.
Jennifer Kessy2017Crushing kill by Nicole.
Holly McPeak2117Jen off the block to wrap up game one.
ServerRachel Scott
Jennifer Kessy		Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh		Play
Game 2
Nicole Branagh01Nicole whistled for a lift.
Rachel Scott11Holly to the back corner.
Holly McPeak21Rachel sneaks it past the block.
Jennifer Kessy22Tough serve by Jen, but Nicole makes a great dig and then puts it away down the line.
Nicole Branagh32Serve is into the net.
Rachel Scott42Jen roofs Nicole
Rachel Scott43Holly to the back court.
Holly McPeak53Jen down the line.
Jennifer Kessy54Big kill by Nicole and Rachel sends it flying into the stands.
Nicole Branagh64Rachel shoots and scores.
Rachel Scott74Tough play off the net by Nicole, but she sends it out.
Rachel Scott84Nicole called for a net violation.
Rachel Scott85Shot to the back line by Holly.
Holly McPeak95Rachel tips it over the block.
Jennifer Kessy96Holly gets it past Jen, who makes a dive in the back court but comes up short.
Nicole Branagh97Great cutter by Holly that no one can get to.
Nicole Branagh107Rachel down the line
Rachel Scott108Shot falls just out of reach for Rachel to make a solid dig.
Holly McPeak109Holly sends one right off Jen's hands to pull within one.
Holly McPeak119Jen calls 'line' and Rachel follows through.
Jennifer Kessy129Nice rally ends with a kill by Rachel that Holly can't get to in time.
Jennifer Kessy1210Serve is long.
Nicole Branagh1310Nicole gives it right back with a service error short.
Rachel Scott1311Holly with the cutter.
Holly McPeak1312Nice block by Nicole.
Holly McPeak1412Cross court shot by Rachel to the opposite corner.
Jennifer Kessy1413 
Nicole Branagh1513Nicole's shot is long. Tech difficulties on the last point. Score is now correct.
Rachel Scott1514Nicole with a soft shot to the back of the court.
Holly McPeak1515Nice cut shot by Holly to tie it up at fifteen.
Holly McPeak1516Holly to the line and it barely stays in for the lead.
Holly McPeak1517Nic eblock by Nicole.
Holly McPeak1617Rachel gives it a soft touch down the line.
Jennifer Kessy1618Serve is into the net.
Nicole Branagh1619Holly drops one right at the front of the net.
Nicole Branagh1620Net violation on Rachel. Game point.
Nicole Branagh1720Rachel and Jen stay alive. Game point 2.
Rachel Scott1820Long shot down the line by Rachel
Rachel Scott1821Holly sends a long one to the line. Rachel and Jen each get a hand on it but its headed in the wrong direction.
ServerRachel Scott
Jennifer Kessy		Holly McPeak
Nicole Branagh		Play
Game 3
Rachel Scott01The crusher by Nicole.
Nicole Branagh11Holly dig is into the net, which throws off Nicole's next hit.
Jennifer Kessy12Service error long.
Holly McPeak13Nicole gets on the hard way - her kill catches the tape and drops.
Holly McPeak23Rachel with a kill to the opposite side.
Rachel Scott33Holly and Nicole can't make it over in three
Rachel Scott34Holly rolls on off the tape and its good.
Nicole Branagh44Cross court kill by Rachel.
Jennifer Kessy54Nicole's kill attempt is long.
Jennifer Kessy55Holly shoots and scores.
Holly McPeak56Nicole wins the joust at the net against Jen.
Holly McPeak66Jen blasts one through the block.
Rachel Scott67Nicole puts one perfectly down the line.
Nicole Branagh68Jen's set is long and Nicole makes her pay for the mistake with a monster kill.
Nicole Branagh69Ace
Nicole Branagh79Rachel catches the net and drops one for a point off the tape.
Jennifer Kessy710Nicole over in two.
Holly McPeak711Rachel's shot to the back court is long.
Holly McPeak811Jen off the block.
Rachel Scott911Rachel off the block.
Rachel Scott1011Once again Rachel goes off the block.
Rachel Scott1012Holly to the corner to bring back the serve.
Nicole Branagh1112Rachel shoots cross court and picks up the point.
Jennifer Kessy1113Nicole sends an off speed shot down the line.
Holly McPeak1213Jen to the back of the court.
Rachel Scott1313Nicole's shot lands just wide.
Rachel Scott1413Nicole called for the double hit and we are at match point for Rachel and Jen.
Rachel Scott1414Nicole shoots one down the line. Rachel and Jen saw a double hit and argue the call; both end up with yellow cards.
Nicole Branagh1415Holly floats one to the back line. Match point the other way.
Nicole Branagh1515Unconventional set by Jen catches the net, skips over, and drops for the point.
Jennifer Kessy1516Nicole finds the open court in the back on the second hit. Match point.
Holly McPeak1616Rachel crushes one off Holly and out.
Rachel Scott1617Holly winds up and bombs it down the line.
Nicole Branagh1717Big kill by Jen right at Holly.
Jennifer Kessy1718Nicole sets up another match point with a nice shot down the line.
Holly McPeak1818Holly tries to catch the defense in the back court but her shot falls short and into the net.
Rachel Scott1819Nicole finds some wide open sand in the back corner.
Nicole Branagh1919Nicole sends it long and we're tied again.
Jennifer Kessy1920Nicole brings it back with a shot down the line.
Holly McPeak2020Nicole tries to save a tough dig by Holly but sends it long.
Rachel Scott2021Big block by Nicole on Rachel.
Nicole Branagh2121Jen comes up big with another kill.
Jennifer Kessy2122Nicole sets up another try with a kill to the middle.
Holly McPeak2222Jen off the block.
Rachel Scott2223Nicole finds the line just out of reach of Rachel.
Nicole Branagh2323Nice cut shot by Rachel.
Jennifer Kessy2324Holly shoots one off the arm of Jen in the back court.
Holly McPeak2424Rachel off the block to keep the match going.
Rachel Scott2425Nicole smacks it down for another match point.
Nicole Branagh2426Nicole finally ends it with a great shot to the wide open back corner. Rachel and Jen finish in fifth place. Holly and Nicole move on to face Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in the semi-finals.