AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
August 14 - 17, 2025
(3) Kelly Cheng/Molly Shaw
 
Kelly Claes Cheng
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Fullerton, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Southern California
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 17
Career AVP Wins: 5
Career Winnings: $643,750.00
Molly Turner Shaw
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 23, 1996 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Naperville, IL
Height: 5'8"
College(s): Grand Canyon University
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 78
Career Wins: 8
Career AVP Best: 3rd (4 times)
Career Winnings: $110,599.70
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP20010000000 $7,000.00
FIVB50002101100 US$45,000.00
Overall70012101100 US$52,000.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Sara Hughes - 33rd Did not play
2015 Sara Hughes - 9th Did not play
2016 Did not play Morgan Martin - 57th
2017 Sara Hughes - 3rd Mackenzie Ponnet - 57th
2018 Brittany Hochevar - 2nd Bailey Bars - 33rd
2019 Did not play Brittany Howard - 7th
2021 Sarah Marmelstein - 3rd Macy Jerger - 17th
2022 Betsi Flint - 2nd Torrey Van Winden - 7th
2023 Did not play Madelyne Anderson - 17th
2024 Sara Hughes - 3rd Michelle Shaffer - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 7 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 6 5th 760 US$9,000.00
AVP 5/9-11/2025 Huntington Beach Heritage Series 4 3rd 2321 $7,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 6 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/9-13/2025 BPT Elite Saquarema 8 4th 900 US$12,000.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 6 4th 900 US$12,000.00
Head to Head Results
Cheng/Shaw trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brasher/Nuss 0-2
5/11/25AVPHuntington Beach Heritage Series Winner 3 Brasher/Nuss 1 Cheng/Shaw 4 21-15, 21-17 0:37
3/30/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Bronze Medal Brasher/Nuss 1 Cheng/Shaw 6 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 2 Cannon/Kraft 1-1
3/29/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Semi-Finals Cannon/Kraft 3 Cheng/Shaw 6 21-18, 21-19 0:35
3/28/25FIVBBPT Elite Quintana Roo Winner 2 Cheng/Shaw 6 Cannon/Kraft 3 18-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Newberry/Whitmarsh 1-0
5/10/25AVPHuntington Beach Heritage Series Winner 1 Cheng/Shaw 4 Newberry/Whitmarsh 13, Q1 21-23, 21-14, 18-16 1:02