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AVP Tour
$300,000 Gold Series Atlanta Open
August 4 - 6, 2023

(2) 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 Atlanta Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Kristen Nuss - 1st	Taryn Brasher - 1st
2022	Kristen Nuss - 5th	Taryn Brasher - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	3	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	5	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	8	5th	760	US$8,000.00
AVP	5/18-21/2023	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	2	3rd	1990	$6,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	9	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
AVP	4/13-16/2023	Pro Series New Orleans Open	4	3rd	1990	$6,000.00
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

Gold Series Atlanta Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/4/2023

Winner 1

Carly Skjodt / Jaden Whitmarsh (15)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	16	6	3	0.188	4	5	0	2
	1	5	0	1	-0.200	2	3	0	1
	2	11	6	2	0.364	2	2	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	37	23	3	0.541	0	13	0	2
	1	19	13	2	0.579	0	5	0	2
	2	18	10	1	0.500	0	8	0	0

Fri, 8/4/2023

Winner 2

Deahna Kraft / Zana Muno (10)

Won 24-22, 21-16

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	25	16	4	0.480	1	7	0	3
	1	14	10	1	0.643	0	4	0	2
	2	11	6	3	0.273	1	3	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	46	15	6	0.196	0	26	0	0
	1	22	7	2	0.227	0	13	0	0
	2	24	8	4	0.167	0	13	0	0

Sat, 8/5/2023

Winner 3

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (3)

Won 21-16, 21-17

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	23	11	2	0.391	3	4	0	3
	1	6	5	1	0.667	1	1	0	1
	2	17	6	1	0.294	2	3	0	2
Kristen Nuss	Total	26	16	4	0.462	0	16	2	2
	1	12	8	3	0.417	0	5	2	1
	2	14	8	1	0.500	0	11	0	1

Sun, 8/6/2023

Semi-Finals

Terese Cannon / Sarah Marmelstein (4)

Won 21-17, 21-18

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	24	17	0	0.708	2	0	1	1
	1	9	6	0	0.667	0	0	1	1
	2	15	11	0	0.733	2	0	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	28	17	4	0.464	0	13	0	1
	1	16	10	3	0.438	0	6	0	1
	2	12	7	1	0.500	0	7	0	0

Sun, 8/6/2023

Finals

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (3)

Won 21-16, 21-12

0:47

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	23	16	2	0.609	4	2	0	0
	1	13	8	1	0.538	2	2	0	0
	2	10	8	1	0.700	2	0	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	27	14	3	0.407	0	15	0	0
	1	13	8	2	0.462	0	7	0	0
	2	14	6	1	0.357	0	8	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	111	66	11	0.495	14	18	1	9
Kristen Nuss	164	85	20	0.396	0	83	2	5

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	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$42,000.00	11	3	78.6 %
2023	FIVB	7	2	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$84,000.00	29	11	72.5 %
Total	AVP	13	5	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$169,450.00	53	16	76.8 %
Total	FIVB	16	4	0	1	1	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	$157,500.00	65	26	71.4 %

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
3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$21,000.00	2023	AVP	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$21,000.00
7	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	$42,000.00	2023	FIVB	7	2	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	$42,000.00
29	9	1	4	1	12	2	0	0	0	$163,475.00	Total	Total	35	9	1	4	1	13	2	1	1	3	$164,050.00

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	17	73.9%	4	17.4%	2	8.7%	21-2	91.3%	5	45.5%	3	27.3%	3	27.3%	5-6	45.5%	34-2	94.4%	18-10	64.3%	1	0	27-7	79.4%

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 31-13 (Lead 9 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 1-4
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	9	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-17, 21-11	0:33
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 # 3 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 5-3
8/6/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Finals	Brasher/Nuss	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-16, 21-12	0:47
8/5/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-16, 21-17	0:48
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Nuss	3	21-15, 14-21, 15-8	0:50
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	13, Q1	Brasher/Nuss	8	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:52
5/20/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-18, 21-14	0:41
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
Lead the series against # 4 Cannon/Marmelstein 7-5
8/6/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	2	Cannon/Marmelstein	4	21-17, 21-18	0:43
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Cannon/Marmelstein	6	21-17, 21-12	0:34
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Cannon/Marmelstein	16, Q6	Brasher/Nuss	8	21-17, 22-20	0:36
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	9	Cannon/Marmelstein	11	21-14, 21-11	0:31
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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 Kraft/Stockman 3-0
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
5/29/22	AVP	New Orleans Open	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	2	Kraft/Stockman	5	26-24, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Kraft/Muno 2-0
8/4/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Kraft/Muno	10	24-22, 21-16	0:45
5/19/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Kraft/Muno	10	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 Skjodt/Whitmarsh 1-0
8/4/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	2	Skjodt/Whitmarsh	15	21-19, 21-16	0:46