Match Recap

AVP Tour
$125,000 Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
Sunday, August 13, 2006

Match #59: Semi-Finals

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
def.
(6) Jeff Nygaard/John Hyden
21-17, 21-18 (0:46)

Mike Lambert

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 14, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaneohe, HI

Resides:

Costa Mesa, CA

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 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$906,393.00

Jeff Nygaard

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 3, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madison, WI

Resides:

Long Beach, CA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$470,797.50

John Hyden

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Resides:

Sherman Oaks, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

San Diego State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

263

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$1,073,137.50

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

(6) Jeff Nygaard/John Hyden

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Jeff Nygaard	John Hyden
ATTACK
Attacks	12	15	17	7
Kills	6	10	9	5
Errors	2	0	3	0
Hitting Pct	0.333	0.667	0.353	0.714
SERVE
Aces	0	0	0	1
Errors	2	0	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	3	0	2	0
Digs	2	7	0	6

Game 2
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Jeff Nygaard	John Hyden
ATTACK
Attacks	8	13	12	6
Kills	7	10	7	5
Errors	0	2	3	0
Hitting Pct	0.875	0.615	0.333	0.833
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	1
Errors	2	0	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	2	0	1	0
Digs	1	5	0	2

Match Total
Statistics	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger	Jeff Nygaard	John Hyden
ATTACK
Attacks	20	28	29	13
Kills	13	20	16	10
Errors	2	2	6	0
Hitting Pct	0.550	0.643	0.345	0.769
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	2
Errors	4	0	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	5	0	3	0
Digs	3	12	0	8

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Jeff Nygaard John Hyden	Play
Game 1
John Hyden	0	1	The match starts with John rolling it over Lambo after the nice dig
John Hyden	1	1	Stein rolls it over Jeff down the left line
Mike Lambert	2	1	Stein with the hammer down the line
Mike Lambert	2	2	Jeff off the Lambo block
Jeff Nygaard	3	2	Lambo with the roll shot down the right line
Stein Metzger	3	3	Jeff cross court kill off Stein on the sideout
John Hyden	3	4	Ace
John Hyden	4	4	Stein off the Jeff block
Mike Lambert	5	4	Jeff misses wide on the kill attempt
Mike Lambert	5	5	Service error short
Jeff Nygaard	5	6	Jeff with the big block of Lambo
Jeff Nygaard	5	7	John with the dig and then the roll shot over Lambo
Jeff Nygaard	6	7	Lambo brings the heat spiking it one on bounce into the crowd
Stein Metzger	6	8	Great rally ends as John cuts it and just catches the sideline
John Hyden	6	9	Jeff in two after the nice dig-set by John
John Hyden	7	9	Stein off the block
Mike Lambert	7	10	John fakes the heat and then cuts it right
Jeff Nygaard	8	10	Stein with the hard angle left
Stein Metzger	9	10	Stein with the dig and then the roll shot down the line
Stein Metzger	10	10	Stein off the block after picking up the dig on the over in two by John
Stein Metzger	10	11	Jeff sends the hammer cross court taking us into the mandatory
John Hyden	11	11	Mike wins the joust using the left hand to defeat Jeff above the net
Mike Lambert	11	12	service error long
Jeff Nygaard	11	13	Jeff with a huge block of Lambo
Jeff Nygaard	12	13	Lambo with the cross court hammer off John
Stein Metzger	13	13	Best rally of the early match with a one armed stab by Stein and then the bullet down the left line
Stein Metzger	13	14	Jeff rolls it into the open court
John Hyden	14	14	Stein off the block
Mike Lambert	14	15	Jeff cuts it hard right on the sideout
Jeff Nygaard	15	15	Stein off the Jeff block
Stein Metzger	15	16	Jeff off the Lambo block
John Hyden	16	16	Jeff's block of Lambo is not enough as Stein comes back and rolls it over the top
Mike Lambert	17	16	Lambo with the roof of Jeff
Mike Lambert	17	17	Jeff with the cutter right
Jeff Nygaard	18	17	Lambo with the high heat down the right line - the crowd gasps
Stein Metzger	19	17	Lambo is at it again with the big block of Jeff
Stein Metzger	20	17	Another block of Lambo as he rejects Jeff -- who calls timeout
Stein Metzger	21	17	Stein with the dome shot off Jeff to end game one
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Jeff Nygaard John Hyden	Play
Game 2
Mike Lambert	1	0	Ace
Mike Lambert	2	0	Lambo with the hammer up the middle
Mike Lambert	3	0	Jeff just misses wide on the poke - wait the refs are discussing whether the line was moved by a player and -- it is called out
Mike Lambert	3	1	John off the block
John Hyden	4	1	Stein off the block
Stein Metzger	4	2	Jeff pokes it over Lambo
Jeff Nygaard	5	2	Stein rolls it down the left line
Mike Lambert	5	3	Service error wide
John Hyden	6	3	Lambo rolls it down the right line
Stein Metzger	6	4	Jeff fires a bullet down the left line
Jeff Nygaard	7	4	Lambo off the Jeff block for the sideout - on the outer court Todd and Phil won game one 23-21
Mike Lambert	7	5	Jeff with the poke
John Hyden	7	6	Ace
John Hyden	8	6	Stein fakes the middle and sends the spike up the left line
Stein Metzger	8	7	John with the bomb cross court to end the nice rally
Jeff Nygaard	9	7	Stein with the hard angle right
Mike Lambert	9	8	Service error short
John Hyden	10	8	Lambo off the block
Stein Metzger	10	9	Jeff goes offspeed to get it past Lambo
Jeff Nygaard	11	9	Stein powers it through the Jeff block
Stein Metzger	11	10	John with the nice touch shot to take us into the mandatory
John Hyden	12	10	Lambo with the cutter left on the sideout
Stein Metzger	13	10	Lambo with the big block of Jeff
Stein Metzger	13	11	Stein makes a great dig but then misses just wide on the touch shot
Jeff Nygaard	14	11	Lambo with the dome shot off Jeff for the sideout
Mike Lambert	14	12	John with an extreme cut left
John Hyden	14	13	Double on Lambo - Phil and Todd lead on the outer court 10-6
John Hyden	15	13	Stein rolls it into the corner
Stein Metzger	16	13	Lambo with another block of Jeff
Stein Metzger	16	14	Jeff off the block
Jeff Nygaard	17	14	Stein with the sideout up the middle
Mike Lambert	17	15	Jeff off the block
John Hyden	18	15	Lambo rolls it down the right line
Stein Metzger	19	15	Jeff just misses wide on the cutter attempt
Stein Metzger	19	16	Jeff powers it off the block
Jeff Nygaard	19	17	John with the heat after the nice dig
Jeff Nygaard	20	17	Stein just powers it through the Jeff block to set up match point
Mike Lambert	20	18	Jeff says not yet with the huge roof of Stein
John Hyden	21	18	Stein ends it going down the line to make it into the finals -- it is 12-12 on the outer court