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AVP Tour
$300,000 AVP Gold Series Chicago Open
September 2 - 4, 2022

(6) Taryn Brasher/Kristen Nuss

Taryn Kloth Brasher

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Creighton
Louisiana State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$573,975.00

Kristen Nuss

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orleans, LA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

Louisiana State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$574,550.00

Awards

VolleyballMag.com BPT Best Defensive Player 2023

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	19	9	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	$306,450.00
FIVB	36	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	US$841,500.00
Overall	55	20	8	6	2	12	0	6	1	0	0	US$1,147,950.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Kristen Nuss - 3rd	Taryn Brasher - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/18-21/2022	Manhattan Beach Open	6	5th	1891	$9,000.00
AVP	8/5-7/2022	Atlanta Open	4	5th	1891	$10,000.00
AVP	7/29-31/2022	Fort Lauderdale Open	4	5th	1706	$4,200.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	11	5th	760	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	14, Q2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
AVP	5/27-29/2022	New Orleans Open	2	2nd	1990	$8,500.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	20, Q8	1st	800	US$10,000.00
AVP	5/6-8/2022	Austin Open	6	1st	2095	$14,000.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	24, Q20	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/30-4/3/2022	Coolangatta Futures	16, Q11	1st	400	US$1,000.00
AVP	9/1-5/2021	Chicago Open	9	3rd	756	$9,000.00

Chicago Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/2/2022

Winner 1

Emily Capers / Savvy Simo (11)

Won 21-17, 28-26

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	33	18	2	0.485	3	2	2	4
	1	16	8	0	0.500	2	2	0	2
	2	17	10	2	0.471	1	0	2	2
Kristen Nuss	Total	23	13	2	0.478	0	14	1	3
	1	11	5	0	0.455	0	9	1	1
	2	12	8	2	0.500	0	5	0	2

Fri, 9/2/2022

Winner 2

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (3)

Won 21-18, 21-15

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	24	15	1	0.583	6	0	0	2
	1	14	8	0	0.571	2	0	0	1
	2	10	7	1	0.600	4	0	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	30	13	6	0.233	0	22	0	0
	1	15	7	3	0.267	0	11	0	0
	2	15	6	3	0.200	0	11	0	0

Sat, 9/3/2022

Winner 3

Terese Cannon / Sarah Marmelstein (2)

Lost 19-21, 21-18, 18-20

1:10

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	49	24	7	0.347	3	6	1	2
	1	14	8	3	0.357	1	1	0	1
	2	19	7	3	0.211	2	3	0	1
	3	16	9	1	0.500	0	2	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	38	18	4	0.368	0	31	1	2
	1	9	4	1	0.333	0	8	1	1
	2	17	8	3	0.294	0	14	0	0
	3	12	6	0	0.500	0	9	0	1

Sun, 9/4/2022

Contender 4

Tina Graudina / Sarah Pavan (5)

Won 12-21, 21-18, 17-15

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	23	11	5	0.261	4	2	3	0
	1	8	4	4	0.000	0	2	0	0
	2	12	6	1	0.417	3	0	2	0
	3	3	1	0	0.333	1	0	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	41	16	7	0.220	0	18	0	1
	1	15	3	3	0.000	0	6	0	0
	2	11	6	1	0.455	0	7	0	0
	3	15	7	3	0.267	0	5	0	1

Sun, 9/4/2022

Semi-Finals

Kelly Cheng / Betsi Flint (4)

Won 15-21, 21-19, 25-23

1:09

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	29	17	1	0.552	4	6	1	4
	1	11	7	0	0.636	0	3	0	2
	2	6	4	0	0.667	2	0	0	2
	3	12	6	1	0.417	2	3	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	66	27	11	0.242	0	28	2	1
	1	20	6	7	-0.050	0	9	0	0
	2	19	11	3	0.421	0	6	1	1
	3	27	10	1	0.333	0	13	1	0

Sun, 9/4/2022

Finals

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (3)

Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-10

1:06

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	20	15	1	0.700	6	1	2	3
	1	9	7	1	0.667	1	0	1	1
	2	6	4	0	0.667	2	1	1	1
	3	5	4	0	0.800	3	0	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	55	20	11	0.164	0	25	1	0
	1	20	9	3	0.300	0	11	0	0
	2	21	7	5	0.095	0	7	0	0
	3	14	4	3	0.071	0	7	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	178	100	17	0.466	26	17	9	15
Kristen Nuss	253	107	41	0.261	0	138	5	7

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$80,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$320,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	6	4	2	2	7	0	4	1	0	0	0	$418,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$51,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,750.00
Tour Championships	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00
Gold Series	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$109,000.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series	10	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$145,700.00
Total	55	20	8	6	2	12	0	6	1	0	0	0	$1,147,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Taryn Brasher												Kristen Nuss
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00	World Championships	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$160,000.00	World Tour Finals	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$160,000.00
26	6	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$209,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	6	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$209,000.00
5	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$25,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$26,000.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,875.00	Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$4,200.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	Tour Championships	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
5	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$54,500.00	Gold Series	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$54,500.00
10	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$72,850.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	10	4	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$72,850.00
55	20	8	6	2	12	7	0	0	0	$573,975.00	Total	60	20	8	6	2	12	7	1	1	0	$574,550.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2021	AVP	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,750.00	16	4	80.0 %
2022	AVP	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$75,700.00	23	9	71.9 %
2022	FIVB	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,500.00	26	6	81.3 %
Total	AVP	9	3	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$112,450.00	39	13	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,500.00	26	6	81.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Nuss
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$250.00
											2018	Other	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2019	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$325.00
3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$18,375.00	2021	AVP	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$18,375.00
6	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$37,850.00	2022	AVP	6	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$37,850.00
5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$13,750.00	2022	FIVB	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$13,750.00
14	5	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	$69,975.00	Total	Total	20	5	1	1	0	7	1	1	1	3	$70,550.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	53	74.6%	13	18.3%	5	7.0%	66-5	93.0%	14	53.8%	4	15.4%	8	30.8%	14-12	53.8%	53-8	86.9%	27-9	75.0%	2	0	82-19	81.2%
2021-2022	28	75.7%	8	21.6%	1	2.7%	36-1	97.3%	5	33.3%	2	13.3%	8	53.3%	5-10	33.3%	28-8	77.8%	13-3	81.3%	1	0	42-13	76.4%
Against the Field	15	78.9%	3	15.8%	1	5.3%	18-1	94.7%	4	36.4%	3	27.3%	4	36.4%	4-7	36.4%	30-6	83.3%	14-8	63.6%	0	0	22-8	73.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	14	2
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	12	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	0	54	17	0	0	25	12	10	4	2	2	6	4	103	39
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	0	4	2	1	0	8	2	3	1	0	0	2	0	29	5
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
Manhattan Beach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Tour Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Gold Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	6
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	3	6	2	0	0	0	0	42	9
Total	0	0	15	0	76	24	1	0	83	24	27	8	3	2	11	5	238	70

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Nuss lead the series against the field 16-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Hughes/Kolinske 1-0
5/8/22	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 4	Brasher/Nuss	6	Hughes/Kolinske	4	29-27, 21-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Cannon/Marmelstein 2-3
9/3/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 3	Cannon/Marmelstein	2	Brasher/Nuss	6	21-19, 18-21, 20-18	1:10
8/7/22	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Cannon/Marmelstein	1	Brasher/Nuss	4	28-16	0:23
5/22/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	20, Q8	Cannon/Marmelstein	7	21-18, 21-18	0:37
5/6/22	AVP	Austin Open	Winner 2	Cannon/Marmelstein	3	Brasher/Nuss	6	21-19, 21-17	0:41
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Lucky Loser	Brasher/Nuss	24, Q20	Cannon/Marmelstein	7	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 2-0
9/4/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Brasher/Nuss	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	1:06
9/2/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-18, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Cheng/Flint 3-2
9/4/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	6	Cheng/Flint	4	15-21, 21-19, 25-23	1:09
8/20/22	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Cheng/Flint	3	Brasher/Nuss	6	21-19, 21-18	0:41
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	Cheng/Flint	3	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:45
5/29/22	AVP	New Orleans Open	Finals	Cheng/Flint	1	Brasher/Nuss	2	21-15, 21-15	0:37
5/8/22	AVP	Austin Open	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	6	Cheng/Flint	2	21-19, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Graudina/Pavan 1-0
9/4/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 4	Brasher/Nuss	6	Graudina/Pavan	5	12-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:05
Lead the series against # 7 Maestrini/Maestrini 4-0
8/20/22	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 4	Brasher/Nuss	6	Maestrini/Maestrini	8	21-16, 21-14	0:40
8/6/22	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	4	Maestrini/Maestrini	5	21-18, 23-21	0:45
7/29/22	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	4	Maestrini/Maestrini	5	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:57
5/7/22	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 3	Brasher/Nuss	6	Maestrini/Maestrini	7	21-17, 25-23	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Kraft/Stockman 1-0
5/29/22	AVP	New Orleans Open	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	2	Kraft/Stockman	5	26-24, 21-14	0:40
Series tied with # 10 Murphy/Quiggle 1-1
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool F	Murphy/Quiggle	22	Brasher/Nuss	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
5/27/22	AVP	New Orleans Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Murphy/Quiggle	7	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Capers/Simo 1-0
9/2/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	6	Capers/Simo	11	21-17, 28-26	0:53