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Phil Dalhausser has been named FIVB's top settter for 2011, an award the 6-foot-9 "Thin Beast" has now won three years consecutively.FIVB hands out seven postseason awards, with Brazilian World Champions Alison Cerrutti and Emanual Rego recognized as "Team of the Year".Dalhausser and partner Todd Rogers won four tournaments this year before a season-ending injury to Rogers in the ninth event ended their season.CLICK HERE for more information regarding FIVB's postseason awards. … [Read more...]
Former Santa Barbara High and SBCC football standout John Uribe led Lindenwood University to a huge victory in his debut at quarterback last Saturday. Trailing 20-19, Uribe guided the Lions on a last-minute drive to a game-winning field goal on the road at Northern Colorado.Uribe completed 5-of-5 passes for 46 yards in the final minute, and James Neal kicked a 21-yard field goal as time expired to give Lindenwood a 22-20 victory — the biggest regular-season victory in program … [Read more...]
In a clash of the last two world champions, top-seeded Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser came out on the losing end of a three-set Round of 16 match against Germany’s Jonas Reckermann and Julius Brink at the FIVB World Championships in Rome Friday night.The fourth-seeded Germans won 17-21, 21-19, 18-16, rallying from an 8-3 deficit in the third set.VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH TODD ROGERSRogers-Dalhausser finished ninth, their worst finish at the World Championships. They were seventh in … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser completed pool play at the FIVB World Championships of beach volleyball with a straight sets win over France’s Andy Ces and Kevin Cés and drew fellow Americans and rivals Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal for their first match in the single-elimination playoffs in Rome.Rogers-Dalhausser will square off against Gibb-Rosenthal on Friday in the round of 32.They have faced each other 55 times previously, with Rogers and Dalhausser winning 43.Both teams finished … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are off to a rocky start at the FIVB World Championships in Rome.The local pro beach volleyball stars were upset in straight sets Monday night by fellow Americans Casey Jennings and Kevin Wong, 22-20, 21-12, in their first pool-play match.Dalhausser was playing his first match since suffering a sprained ankle at the Beijing Grand Slam event. He had the right ankle heavily wrapped and didn’t look comfortable moving around and jumping.That ankle … [Read more...]
Local beach volleyball stars Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser withdrew from the FIVB World Tour Beijing Grand Slam after Dalhausser suffered a sprained ankle during a quarterfinal match on Friday.The injury jeopardizes the duo’s chances of playing at next weekend’s FIVB World Championships in Rome."Grade 2 sprained ankle is the diagnosis," Rogers told Presidiosports.com in an email. "We are going to Rome and see if he can go on it. If not, we will go home."Dalhausser hurt his … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser keep rolling along on the FIVB World Tour.The local pro beach volleyball stars remained undefeated in 2011 and advanced to the semifinals at the Prague Open in the Czech Republic.Rogers-Dalhausser defeated the Czech team of Benes-Kubala 21-19, 21-19 and came back to beat Heyer-Chevallier of Switzerland 21-18, 21-16.They’re unbeaten in their last 39 matches and have won seven straight tournaments going back to last year, both FIVB World Tour … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are back in another final four on the FIVB World Tour.The local pro beach volleyball stars and reigning world tour and Olympic champions beat fellow Americans Nick Lucena and Matt Fuerbringer in three sets Friday at the Shanghai Jinshan Open. The 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 win extended their 2011 tour winning streak to 10-0.Meanwhile, former UCSB star Brooke Hanson and partner Laurie Fendrick continued their magical run in Shanghai. After upsetting the No. 1 team … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser have picked up where they left off last season.After winning a record nine international events in 2010, the local pro beach volleyball professionals opened the 2011 FIVB World Tour by successfully defending their title at the Brasilia Open in Brazil’s capital city on Saturday.In rematch of last year’s final, top-seeded Rogers-Dalhausser swept home-country favorites Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti 21-18, 21-13 in a 35-minute gold-medal match before an … [Read more...]
Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser are back in the finals at the FIVB World Tour Brasilia Open in Brazil's capital city.Santa Barbara’s pro beach volleyball professionals defeated second-seeded Marcio Araujo-Ricardo Santos of Brazil in straight sets, 21-17, 21-13 in Friday’s semifinals.Their record 28th-straight tour win puts the top seeds and defending tournament champions in a rematch with Brazilians Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti for the title on Saturday. Emanuel-Alison beat the … [Read more...]
Playing a Brazilian team on its home turf is no day at the beach.Local pro beach volleyball professionals Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser ran up against the fifth-seeded Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti in the quarterfinals at the FIVB World Tour season-opening tournament in Brasilia and appeared to be in trouble.On a hot, humid day in Brazil’s capital city, the Brazilians had the crowd going crazy after winning the first game, 21-16. But the unflappable Rogers-Dalhausser rebounded and … [Read more...]
So, what do you do for an encore?Local beach volleyball professionals and Olympic gold medalists Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser enter the 2011 FIVB-Swatch World Tour after experiencing the greatest international season ever in the sport. The No. 1-ranked duo in the world won a record nine tournaments and had podium finishes in three others (2nd, 3rd and a 4th).Before heading off to this week’s season opener in Brasilia, Brazil (where they are defending champions), Rogers and … [Read more...]
