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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge La Paz
March 16 - 19, 2023

(2) Taryn Brasher/Kristen Nuss, United States

Taryn Kloth Brasher
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$420,750.00

Kristen Nuss
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orleans, LA

Height:

167 cm (5'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$420,750.00

Awards

VolleyballMag.com BPT Best Defensive Player 2023

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	36	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	US$841,500.00

Previous La Paz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	14, Q2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	8	5th	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	3	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	3	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	11	5th	760	US$8,000.00
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
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	20, Q8	1st	800	US$10,000.00
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

La Paz Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool B	Erika Bobadilla / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (23, Q18)	Won 21-16, 21-10	0:30
Fri, 3/17/2023	Pool B	Megan Kraft / Emily Stockman, United States (14)	Won 22-20, 15-21, 15-10	0:51
Sat, 3/18/2023	Winner 1	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (24, Q24)	Won 21-19, 20-22, 15-9	0:48
Sat, 3/18/2023	Winner 2	Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (8)	Won 25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Sun, 3/19/2023	Semi-Finals	Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (18, Q6)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:42
Sun, 3/19/2023	Gold Medal	Toni Rodriguez / Savvy Simo, United States (21, Q14)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:36

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	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	36	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	0	$841,500.00

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
3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,250.00
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
36	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$420,750.00	Total	36	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$420,750.00

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
2022	FIVB	9	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,500.00	36	15	70.6 %
2023	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00	10	2	83.3 %
Total	FIVB	11	3	0	0	1	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	$91,500.00	46	17	73.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Nuss
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
9	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	$36,750.00	2022	FIVB	9	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	$36,750.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	2023	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
11	3	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	$45,750.00	Total	Total	11	3	0	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	$45,750.00

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	116	81.1%	17	11.9%	10	7.0%	133-10	93.0%	21	33.9%	19	30.6%	22	35.5%	21-41	33.9%	116-22	84.1%	38-29	56.7%	2	0	156-51	75.4%
2022-2023	67	79.8%	11	13.1%	6	7.1%	78-6	92.9%	11	28.9%	14	36.8%	13	34.2%	11-27	28.9%	67-13	83.8%	22-20	52.4%	2	0	91-33	73.4%
Against the Field	24	70.6%	5	14.7%	5	14.7%	29-5	85.3%	5	62.5%	0	0.0%	3	37.5%	5-3	62.5%	48-6	88.9%	20-10	66.7%	0	0	34-8	81.0%

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	4	0	4	2	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	17	3
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
Total	0	0	12	0	76	24	1	0	37	15	16	5	3	2	11	5	156	51

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Nuss lead the series against the field 12-4 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cheng/Hughes, United States 0-2
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	9	Brasher/Nuss	8	19-21, 21-14, 24-22	0:56
12/2/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	2	Brasher/Nuss	3	21-18, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Coradello, Brazil 0-1
11/5/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Winner 1	Antunes/Coradello	7	Brasher/Nuss	3	11-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 8 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Lead the series against # 10 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	11	Ahtiainen/Lahti	14, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Kraft/Stockman, United States 2-0
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Kraft/Stockman	14	22-20, 15-21, 15-10	0:51
2/1/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Qualifier 2	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	Kraft/Stockman	Q7	22-20, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
3/19/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	2	Lopes/Silva	18, Q6	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 20, Q12 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 1-0
4/3/22	FIVB	Coolangatta Futures	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	16, Q11	Hashimoto/Murakami	7, Q1	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 21, Q14 Rodriguez/Simo, United States 2-0
3/19/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Gold Medal	Brasher/Nuss	2	Rodriguez/Simo	21, Q14	21-16, 21-13	0:36
2/1/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Qualifier 1	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	Rodriguez/Simo	Q15	21-14, 15-21, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 23, Q18 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Bobadilla/Valiente	23, Q18	21-16, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 24, Q24 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	21-19, 20-22, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # Q1 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	24, Q20	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q1	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:47
Trail the series against # Q2 Murphy/Quiggle, United States 0-1
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool F	Murphy/Quiggle	22	Brasher/Nuss	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q11 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 1-0
4/14/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Qualifier 2	Brasher/Nuss	24, Q20	Hasegawa/Sakaguchi	Q4	12-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:46