AVP Tour
$100,000 Las Vegas Gods & Goddesses of the Beach
Saturday, September 9, 2006
Match #11: Pool X

(4) Phil Dalhausser / (5, Q11) Jeff Nygaard
def.
(1) Stein Metzger / (8, Q7) Casey Jennings
21-18, 20-22, 15-11 (1:06)

Stein Metzger
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 17, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Height: 6'3"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 213
Career Wins: 18
Career AVP Wins: 16
Career Winnings: $906,393.00
Casey Jennings
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 10, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Las Vegas, NV
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Brigham Young
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 220
Career Wins: 10
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $636,312.50

Phil Dalhausser
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 26, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Baden, Switzerland
Height: 6'9"
College(s): Central Florida
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 300
Career Wins: 103
Career AVP Wins: 62
Career Winnings: $2,592,785.00
Jeff Nygaard
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 3, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Madison, WI
Height: 6'8"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $470,797.50

1 2 3
(4) Phil Dalhausser / (5, Q11) Jeff Nygaard 21 20 15
(1) Stein Metzger / (8, Q7) Casey Jennings 18 22 11

Stats
Game 1
Statistics Phil Dalhausser Jeff Nygaard Stein Metzger Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks 10 13 9 18
Kills 6 11 6 7
Errors 1 0 1 3
Hitting Pct 0.500 0.846 0.556 0.222
SERVE
Aces 0 0 1 0
Errors 2 0 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 3 0 0 0
Digs 4 4 2 3
Game 2
Statistics Phil Dalhausser Jeff Nygaard Stein Metzger Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks 8 16 12 14
Kills 7 9 7 8
Errors 0 4 0 3
Hitting Pct 0.875 0.313 0.583 0.357
SERVE
Aces 1 0 2 0
Errors 1 0 0 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 1 1 2 1
Digs 1 4 4 2
Game 3
Statistics Phil Dalhausser Jeff Nygaard Stein Metzger Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks 5 11 7 7
Kills 4 9 6 2
Errors 0 1 0 0
Hitting Pct 0.800 0.727 0.857 0.286
SERVE
Aces 1 0 0 0
Errors 1 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 0 0 0 0
Digs 1 5 1 0
Match Total
Statistics Phil Dalhausser Jeff Nygaard Stein Metzger Casey Jennings
ATTACK
Attacks 23 40 28 39
Kills 17 29 19 17
Errors 1 5 1 6
Hitting Pct 0.696 0.600 0.643 0.282
SERVE
Aces 2 0 3 0
Errors 4 1 1 0
DEFENSE
Blocks 4 1 2 1
Digs 6 13 7 5

Play By Play
ServerStein Metzger
Casey Jennings
Phil Dalhausser
Jeff Nygaard
Play
Game 1
Casey Jennings01The match starts with Jeff going cross court on the sideout kill
Phil Dalhausser11Service error long
Stein Metzger21ace
Stein Metzger22Jeff off the block
Jeff Nygaard23The thin beast delivers off the nice set by Jeff
Jeff Nygaard24Phil with the roof of Casey
Jeff Nygaard25Phil with the hammer over Casey at the net
Jeff Nygaard26Phil with the block of casey
Jeff Nygaard27Phil does it again with another block of Casey -- and time is called
Jeff Nygaard28Jeff with the dig and then the hammer down the line
Jeff Nygaard38Casey off the block
Casey Jennings39Jeff with the hammer up the middle
Phil Dalhausser49Phil blocks the first, but Stein recovers and rolls it down the line
Stein Metzger410Stein's block of Jeff just sails long
Jeff Nygaard510Stein off the Phil block
Casey Jennings511Jeff off the Stein block
Phil Dalhausser611service error short
Stein Metzger711Casey split Jeff's arms to end the nice rally
Stein Metzger712Jeff is all over the place -- maybe he should consider playing defense full-time -- two digs and the hammer
Jeff Nygaard812Casey fires it through Phil's hands after the nice rally
Casey Jennings912Casey with the dig and then the kill
Casey Jennings913Jeff sends it down the line
Phil Dalhausser914Casey sends the kill attempt long
Phil Dalhausser1014Stein in two with the pokey
Stein Metzger1114Stein with the dig and the famous pokey
Stein Metzger1115Jeff winds up and fires down the line
Jeff Nygaard1215Casey with the cutter left
Casey Jennings1216Jeff with the poke left for the sideout
Phil Dalhausser1316Casey splits the D on the kill up the middle
Stein Metzger1416Double on Phil
Stein Metzger1417Jeff off the Casey block
Jeff Nygaard1517Stein with the hard cutter right
Casey Jennings1518Phil with the sideout
Phil Dalhausser1618Stein goes back to the pokey
Stein Metzger1619Phil hammers it down the line
Jeff Nygaard1719Casey rolls it down the line
Casey Jennings1720Jeff sends the sideout down the line
Phil Dalhausser1820Phil makes the dig but is short on the kill attempt
Stein Metzger1821Phil ends game one with the shot down the line
ServerStein Metzger
Casey Jennings
Phil Dalhausser
Jeff Nygaard
Play
Game 2
Phil Dalhausser10Stein cuts it left to start up game three
Casey Jennings11Jeff hammers it cross court on the sideout
Jeff Nygaard12Jeff with the dig and then the bullet cross court
Jeff Nygaard22Casey cuts it left
Stein Metzger23Phil brings out the inner beast
Phil Dalhausser33Service error short
Casey Jennings34Jeff splits the D with the sideout up the middle
Jeff Nygaard35Jeff with the Dig and then the cross court kill
Jeff Nygaard45Casey with the cross court sideout
Stein Metzger55Ace serve
Stein Metzger56Sideout by Phil
Phil Dalhausser66Casey cuts it left
Casey Jennings76Stein with the huge block of Jeff
Casey Jennings77Jeff pokes it right on the sideout
Jeff Nygaard78Phil with the block of Casey
Jeff Nygaard79Phil takes advantage of the poor return in one
Jeff Nygaard89Stein with the big sideout
Stein Metzger810Phil hammers it cross court
Phil Dalhausser811ace
Phil Dalhausser911Stein with the great dig and the put away down the left line
Casey Jennings912Jeff off the block takes us into the mandatory
Jeff Nygaard1012Casey off the block
Stein Metzger1112Jeff misses wide right on the kill attempt
Stein Metzger1212Stein with the dig and Casey puts it away down the line to tie it up
Stein Metzger1213Phil with the layout dig and then the roll shot down the left line
Phil Dalhausser1214Jeff with the block
Phil Dalhausser1215Jeff does it twice
Phil Dalhausser1315Casey off the Jeff block
Casey Jennings1415Casey with the shot up the middle
Casey Jennings1515Stein with the block of Jeff to tie it up
Casey Jennings1516Jeff with the cross court kill
Jeff Nygaard1616Stein to the line
Stein Metzger1617Phil on two
Phil Dalhausser1717Casey ends the long rally going off the block
Casey Jennings1718Jeff with the sideout
Jeff Nygaard1818Phil blocks the first, but Stein pokes the second over Phil
Stein Metzger1918Ace
Stein Metzger1919Phil hammers it cross court
Phil Dalhausser2019Casey with the cutter left to set up game point
Casey Jennings2020Jeff ties it with the shot down the line
Jeff Nygaard2120Phil blocks the first, but again Stein pokes it over Phil
Stein Metzger2220Casey blocks Jeff and we are going three -- If Jeff wins he moves on. If Stein wins, he must beat Jeff by more than 5 points.
ServerStein Metzger
Casey Jennings
Phil Dalhausser
Jeff Nygaard
Play
Game 3
Stein Metzger01Jeff pokes it into the open court
Phil Dalhausser11Stein's poke catches the sideline
Casey Jennings12Phil hammers it cross court
Jeff Nygaard22Stein with the shot up the middle
Stein Metzger23Service error short
Phil Dalhausser33service error short
Casey Jennings43Jeff catches the foul pole on the kill attempt after the poor set
Casey Jennings44Jeff pokes it left
Jeff Nygaard54service error short
Stein Metzger55Jeff hammers it down the line
Phil Dalhausser65Stein rolls it to the baseline
Casey Jennings66Phil rips it down the line
Jeff Nygaard67Jeff with the dig and the put away
Jeff Nygaard68A big block by Casey is not enough as Jeff rolls it down the line
Jeff Nygaard69Jeff with the dig and then the put away
Jeff Nygaard79Casey with the poke left
Stein Metzger710Jeff pokes it into the open court
Phil Dalhausser810An incredible rally ends on the Stein slam
Casey Jennings811Jeff with the cross court kill and he secures the first spot in the finals
Jeff Nygaard911Stein ends the best rally of the match in two
Stein Metzger912Phil with the hammer off the block
Phil Dalhausser1012Casey with the sideout
Casey Jennings1013Jeff with the sideout kill
Jeff Nygaard1113Stein cross court kill
Stein Metzger1114Jeff sets up match point with the shot down the line
Stein Metzger1115Jeff ends it with the big block