Match Recap

AVP Tour
$100,000 Lake Tahoe Best of the Beach
Friday, September 15, 2006

Match #5: Winner's Bracket Round 2

(4) Dax Holdren/Sean Scott
def.
(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger
19-21, 21-19, 15-10 (1:02)

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

Dax Holdren

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 4, 1972 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Resides:

Goleta, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

200

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$699,496.50

Sean Scott

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1973 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kailua, HI

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

221

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$880,358.75

(4) Dax Holdren/Sean Scott

(1) Mike Lambert/Stein Metzger

Stats

Game 1
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	14	12	5	16
Kills	9	6	2	12
Errors	2	3	0	0
Hitting Pct	0.500	0.250	0.400	0.750
SERVE
Aces	1	0	0	0
Errors	1	1	0	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	0	2	0
Digs	5	1	1	4

Game 2
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	13	12	11	15
Kills	5	5	5	5
Errors	4	1	3	6
Hitting Pct	0.077	0.333	0.182	-0.067
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1	1
Errors	0	2	1	0
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	4	3	0
Digs	5	0	2	4

Game 3
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	7	5	4	9
Kills	7	3	4	3
Errors	0	1	0	2
Hitting Pct	1.000	0.400	1.000	0.111
SERVE
Aces	0	1	0	0
Errors	0	2	0	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	1	1	0
Digs	2	1	0	1

Match Total
Statistics	Dax Holdren	Sean Scott	Mike Lambert	Stein Metzger
ATTACK
Attacks	34	29	20	40
Kills	21	14	11	20
Errors	6	5	3	8
Hitting Pct	0.441	0.310	0.400	0.300
SERVE
Aces	2	1	1	1
Errors	1	5	1	1
DEFENSE
Blocks	0	5	6	0
Digs	12	2	3	9

Play By Play

Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren Sean Scott	Play
Game 1
Mike Lambert	1	0	Hans Stolfus will join us shortly to add his comments to this play by play. Hans is currently being interviewed on a local radio show. All quotes are straight from Hans. The match starts with a great rally and a block by Sean, but ends on the Stein shot down the line
Mike Lambert	1	1	Another great rally this time ending on net foul by Lambo
Dax Holdren	2	1	service error long
Stein Metzger	2	2	Dax with the thunder down the line -- the players are fully dressed as it is currently 40 degrees here
Sean Scott	3	2	Lambo's hammer flies off Dax
Mike Lambert	3	3	Sean rolls it down the line
Dax Holdren	4	3	Stein off the block
Stein Metzger	5	3	Sean hammers it off Stein and the ball then floats over the net and catches the sideline
Stein Metzger	5	4	Sean rolls it down the left line
Sean Scott	6	4	Service error long
Mike Lambert	6	5	Dax with authority cross court
Dax Holdren	6	6	Ace serve up the middle
Dax Holdren	6	7	Great rally with a huge dig by Dax ends on the Dax slam cross court
Dax Holdren	7	7	Stein rolls it right on the sideout
Stein Metzger	7	8	Sean off the block
Sean Scott	8	8	Stein down the line for the sideout
Mike Lambert	9	8	Great serve by Mike and the diving save by Sean, but Sean can't convert sending the sideout attempt into the net
Mike Lambert	10	8	Lambo with the huge roof of Dax
Mike Lambert	11	8	Dax misses wide left on the sideout attempt
Mike Lambert	11	9	Sean off the block after the great pass
Dax Holdren	12	9	Stein off the Dax chicken wing
Stein Metzger	12	10	Sean with the touch on the cutter
Sean Scott	13	10	Stein with the bullet down the line
Mike Lambert	14	10	Stein rolls it right after the nice D
Mike Lambert	14	11	Dax off the block
Dax Holdren	15	11	Stein with the famous pokey
Stein Metzger	15	12	Sean with the roll shot sideout
Sean Scott	16	12	Stein goes cross court on the kill
Mike Lambert	16	13	Dax hammers it off Stein's chest
Dax Holdren	17	13	Lambo with the high hard heat
Stein Metzger	17	14	Dax with the dig and the roll shot
Sean Scott	18	14	Stein with the cutter right
Mike Lambert	18	15	Dax with the hard stuff down the left line
Dax Holdren	18	16	Double on Lambo - Rosie and Jake Gibb do not agree
Dax Holdren	19	16	Stein down the line on the sideout
Stein Metzger	19	17	Dax off the block
Sean Scott	19	18	Dax with the dig and the roll shot
Sean Scott	19	19	Dax with the great dig and the high hard stuff off Lambo to tie it up
Sean Scott	20	19	Stein with the off the block shot to set up game point
Mike Lambert	21	19	Lambo ends the game with the roof of Dax
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren Sean Scott	Play
Game 2
Dax Holdren	1	0	Stein with the cutter right
Mike Lambert	1	1	Net foul on Lambo
Sean Scott	2	1	service error long
Stein Metzger	2	2	Stein misses just wide after the great dig
Dax Holdren	3	2	Incredible dig by Dax is not enough as Dax is just long on the poke shot
Mike Lambert	3	3	Lambo blocks Sean but it is not enough as Dax hammers it into the corner
Sean Scott	4	3	Lambo with the cutter left
Stein Metzger	4	4	Sean off the block
Dax Holdren	5	4	Lambo cross court with authority
Mike Lambert	5	5	Lambo's poke on two is just long
Sean Scott	5	6	Stein misses long after the great rally and digs by Dax and Stein
Sean Scott	5	7	Sean is a monster at the net with a block and then the stuff to end it
Sean Scott	5	8	Sean does it again withe huge rejection of Stein
Sean Scott	6	8	Lambo off the block
Stein Metzger	6	9	Sideout by Dax
Dax Holdren	7	9	Stein with the bullet -- Snow is starting to fall
Mike Lambert	7	10	Dax in two with the hammer
Sean Scott	7	11	Dax into the open court after the nice dig
Sean Scott	8	11	service error short
Stein Metzger	9	11	Dax rejected by Lambo
Stein Metzger	10	11	So nice he does it twice - Lambo with block of Dax taking us into the mandatory
Stein Metzger	10	12	Sean with the cross court kill
Dax Holdren	10	13	Sean with the huge rejection of Stein
Dax Holdren	10	14	Dax rolls it down the line after the nice pick up
Dax Holdren	11	14	Stein with the dagger down the line
Mike Lambert	11	15	service error short
Sean Scott	12	15	Stein on the sideout
Stein Metzger	13	15	ace
Stein Metzger	13	16	Sean off the block
Dax Holdren	14	16	Stein with the hard angle right
Mike Lambert	15	16	Lambo with the dig and the cross court kill
Mike Lambert	15	17	Dax rolls it over the top
Sean Scott	16	17	Lambo off the block
Stein Metzger	17	17	The dome block - Lambo sends the block into Sean's head
Stein Metzger	17	18	Great dig by Stein but he is just short on the pokey
Dax Holdren	17	19	Ace
Dax Holdren	17	20	Sean with the roof to set up game point
Dax Holdren	18	20	Stein up the middle
Mike Lambert	19	20	ace
Mike Lambert	19	21	Sean sends it to a game three with the cross court kill
Server	Mike Lambert Stein Metzger	Dax Holdren Sean Scott	Play
Game 3
Dax Holdren	0	1	Lambo misses wide
Dax Holdren	0	2	Dax with the dig and the putaway
Dax Holdren	1	2	Lambo hard kill
Mike Lambert	1	3	Dax goes around the block
Sean Scott	2	3	Sean's serve goes just long
Stein Metzger	3	3	play by play person had to be replaced due to cold fingers... Stein's serve hits the tape and falls over
Stein Metzger	3	4	Dax feasts
Dax Holdren	3	5	Stein's shot fails to clear the net with Sean playing good D
Dax Holdren	4	5	Stein is successful this time
Mike Lambert	4	6	Dax hard cross court shot leads to another side change
Sean Scott	4	7	Dax reads Stein's shot and then fools the D with an off-speed shot... time out by the top seeds
Sean Scott	4	8	Lambo whistled for a double on the set and their score has been doubled
Sean Scott	5	8	Stein down the line
Stein Metzger	5	9	Dax ends a short rally with a cut shot
Dax Holdren	6	9	Lambert with the kill
Mike Lambert	6	10	Sean hard hit as Stein tries to chiken-wing it
Sean Scott	6	11	ace
Sean Scott	7	11	Lambo on two
Stein Metzger	8	11	Lambo through the snowstorm rejects Sean at the net
Stein Metzger	8	12	Sean hard angle right. "more of a cut angle," says Rosie
Stein Metzger	9	12	Stein angle shot
Dax Holdren	9	13	Sean down the line
Sean Scott	10	13	Serve falls faster than the snow here, and fails to clear the net
Stein Metzger	10	14	Dax through the block setting up match point
Dax Holdren	10	15	Stein's shot rolls off the tape and out of bounds as Dax and Sean pull off the upset to gain a semifinal berth. Sorry that Hans was not able to join us. The radio interview went long.