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AVP Tour
$125,000 Pro Series New Orleans Open
April 13 - 16, 2023

(4) 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 New Orleans Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Kristen Nuss - 2nd	Taryn Brasher - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	13, Q1	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	2	1st	800	US$10,000.00
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
AVP	9/23-24/2022	Phoenix Championships	4	1st	1891	$15,000.00
AVP	9/2-4/2022	Chicago Open	6	1st	2321	$30,000.00
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

Pro Series New Orleans Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 4/14/2023

Winner 1

Brook Bauer / Katie Horton (13, Q1)

Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-8

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	24	17	1	0.667	7	4	0	4
	1	6	4	0	0.667	3	0	0	1
	2	9	7	0	0.778	2	0	0	2
	3	9	6	1	0.556	2	4	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	26	12	0	0.462	0	15	1	1
	1	7	3	0	0.429	0	4	0	1
	2	9	5	0	0.556	0	3	1	0
	3	10	4	0	0.400	0	8	0	0

Fri, 4/14/2023

Winner 2

Terese Cannon / Sarah Marmelstein (5)

Won 21-18, 21-13

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	31	16	3	0.419	4	2	2	1
	1	15	7	1	0.400	0	2	1	1
	2	16	9	2	0.438	4	0	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	15	9	4	0.333	0	16	2	1
	1	9	5	3	0.222	0	8	1	1
	2	6	4	1	0.500	0	8	1	0

Sat, 4/15/2023

Winner 3

Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes (1)

Lost 21-10, 29-31, 12-15

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	18	13	3	0.556	6	2	1	4
	1	6	6	0	1.000	2	1	1	2
	2	7	4	3	0.143	2	1	0	1
	3	5	3	0	0.600	2	0	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	47	22	3	0.404	0	15	1	3
	1	10	6	1	0.500	0	4	1	2
	2	23	10	0	0.435	0	6	0	1
	3	14	6	2	0.286	0	5	0	0

Sun, 4/16/2023

Contender 4

Toni Rodriguez / Savvy Simo (12)

Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-9

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	21	15	0	0.714	6	2	2	2
	1	9	6	0	0.667	2	1	0	1
	2	7	5	0	0.714	1	0	2	0
	3	5	4	0	0.800	3	1	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	43	20	6	0.326	0	17	0	3
	1	19	8	2	0.316	0	4	0	2
	2	12	7	2	0.417	0	8	0	1
	3	12	5	2	0.250	0	5	0	0

Sun, 4/16/2023

Semi-Finals

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (2)

Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	42	27	2	0.595	3	5	4	1
	1	12	9	1	0.667	1	1	2	0
	2	18	12	1	0.611	0	2	0	0
	3	12	6	0	0.500	2	2	2	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	24	11	4	0.292	0	14	1	1
	1	12	7	1	0.500	0	7	0	1
	2	6	2	2	0.000	0	4	1	0
	3	6	2	1	0.167	0	3	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	136	88	9	0.581	26	15	9	12
Kristen Nuss	155	74	17	0.368	0	77	5	9

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	7	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$90,700.00	26	9	74.3 %
2022	FIVB	9	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,500.00	36	15	70.6 %
2023	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
2023	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$24,000.00	13	5	72.2 %
Total	AVP	11	4	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$133,450.00	45	15	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	12	3	0	0	1	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	$97,500.00	49	20	71.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Nuss
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											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
7	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$45,350.00	2022	AVP	7	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$45,350.00
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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2023	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$12,000.00	2023	FIVB	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$12,000.00
23	7	1	2	1	10	2	0	0	0	$115,475.00	Total	Total	29	7	1	2	1	11	2	1	1	3	$116,050.00

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%
2022-2023	30	73.2%	6	14.6%	5	12.2%	36-5	87.8%	5	45.5%	2	18.2%	4	36.4%	5-6	45.5%	30-4	88.2%	11-7	61.1%	1	0	42-13	76.4%
Against the Field	12	57.1%	5	23.8%	4	19.0%	17-4	81.0%	5	41.7%	3	25.0%	4	33.3%	5-7	41.7%	24-2	92.3%	20-14	58.8%	2	0	24-9	72.7%

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 19-9 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cheng/Hughes 0-4
4/15/23	AVP	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Winner 3	Cheng/Hughes	1	Brasher/Nuss	4	10-21, 31-29, 15-12	0:56
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:33
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
Lead the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 2-1
4/16/23	AVP	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Semi-Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	2	Brasher/Nuss	4	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
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
Series tied with # 5 Cannon/Marmelstein 4-4
4/14/23	AVP	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	4	Cannon/Marmelstein	5	21-18, 21-13	0:44
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Cannon/Marmelstein	11	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	23-21, 21-18	0:36
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Cannon/Marmelstein	6	21-17, 21-19	0:36
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 # 8 Skjodt/Urango 1-0
5/7/22	AVP	Austin Open	Contender 2	Brasher/Nuss	6	Skjodt/Urango	16	21-15, 21-23, 15-6	0:58
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Dickens/Keddy 2-0
8/5/22	AVP	Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	4	Dickens/Keddy	13	21-18, 21-14	0:43
7/29/22	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	4	Dickens/Keddy	13	21-13, 21-18	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Rodriguez/Simo 4-0
4/16/23	AVP	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Contender 4	Brasher/Nuss	4	Rodriguez/Simo	12	19-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:58
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
5/28/22	AVP	New Orleans Open	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	2	Rodriguez/Simo	11	14-8 Retired	0:17
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Bauer/Horton 1-0
4/14/23	AVP	Pro Series New Orleans Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	4	Bauer/Horton	13, Q1	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:59
Lead the series against # Q11 Brok/Morris 1-0
8/20/21	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	9	Brok/Morris	24	21-12, 21-17	0:35