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AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
August 15 - 18, 2024

(1) 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 (28 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 Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Did not play	Katie Dickens - 41st
2019	Did not play	Claire Coppola - 25th
2021	Kristen Nuss - 5th	Taryn Brasher - 5th
2022	Kristen Nuss - 5th	Taryn Brasher - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/27-8/9/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	2	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	3	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	5	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
AVP	5/16-19/2024	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	1	2nd	2444	$10,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	3	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	2	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	2	1st	0	US$150,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	2	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	2	3rd	1280	US$35,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	2	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
AVP	9/1-3/2023	Gold Series Chicago Open	1	1st	2572	$30,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/16/2024

Winner 1

Emma Donley / Hannah Fleming (32, Q39)

Won 21-10, 21-13

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	24	20	1	0.792	4	2	1	0
	1	10	10	0	1.000	3	2	0	0
	2	14	10	1	0.643	1	0	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	15	6	4	0.133	0	12	2	1
	1	7	5	1	0.571	0	6	0	0
	2	8	1	3	-0.250	0	6	2	1

Fri, 8/16/2024

Winner 2

Chloe Loreen / Natalie Robinson (17, Q1)

Won 21-18, 21-17

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	29	19	4	0.517	1	4	0	2
	1	13	10	2	0.615	0	0	0	0
	2	16	9	2	0.438	1	4	0	2
Kristen Nuss	Total	25	13	4	0.360	0	20	1	2
	1	14	7	3	0.286	0	10	1	1
	2	11	6	1	0.455	0	10	0	1

Sat, 8/17/2024

Winner 3

Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango (8)

Won 21-17, 24-26, 15-12

0:56

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	48	25	5	0.417	3	3	4	2
	1	11	7	1	0.545	2	0	0	1
	2	22	9	3	0.273	0	2	4	1
	3	15	9	1	0.533	1	1	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	28	13	1	0.429	0	21	1	2
	1	12	7	0	0.583	0	8	1	1
	2	10	5	0	0.500	0	8	0	1
	3	6	1	1	0.000	0	5	0	0

Sat, 8/17/2024

Winner 4

Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft (4)

Won 21-16, 21-16

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	30	14	6	0.267	3	4	0	0
	1	13	7	3	0.308	1	2	0	0
	2	17	7	3	0.235	2	2	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	25	14	4	0.400	0	23	1	1
	1	13	8	2	0.462	0	8	0	1
	2	12	6	2	0.333	0	15	1	0

Sun, 8/18/2024

Semi-Finals

Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango (8)

Won 21-17, 21-14

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	29	17	0	0.586	3	5	0	3
	1	16	7	0	0.438	2	3	0	2
	2	13	10	0	0.769	1	2	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	19	8	0	0.421	0	15	2	0
	1	13	6	0	0.462	0	11	1	0
	2	6	2	0	0.333	0	4	1	0

Sun, 8/18/2024

Finals

Julia Donlin / Betsi Flint (3)

Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-9

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	44	28	2	0.591	3	1	0	1
	1	13	8	1	0.538	1	0	0	1
	2	19	14	0	0.737	1	1	0	0
	3	12	6	1	0.417	1	0	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	21	8	3	0.238	0	16	2	1
	1	8	2	2	0.000	0	3	1	0
	2	6	2	1	0.167	0	5	1	1
	3	7	4	0	0.571	0	8	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	204	123	18	0.515	17	19	5	8
Kristen Nuss	133	62	16	0.346	0	107	9	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	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	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$72,000.00	16	4	80.0 %
2023	FIVB	12	3	2	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$319,000.00	55	18	75.3 %
2024	AVP	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00	10	1	90.9 %
2024	FIVB	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$92,000.00	22	9	71.0 %
Total	AVP	16	7	2	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$239,450.00	68	18	79.1 %
Total	FIVB	27	7	3	2	2	8	0	5	0	0	0	0	$484,500.00	113	42	72.9 %

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
4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,000.00	2023	AVP	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,000.00
12	3	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$159,500.00	2023	FIVB	12	3	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$159,500.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	2024	AVP	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00
6	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$46,000.00	2024	FIVB	6	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$46,000.00
43	14	5	5	2	12	5	0	0	0	$361,975.00	Total	Total	49	14	5	5	2	13	5	1	1	3	$362,550.00

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%
2023-2024	19	70.4%	4	14.8%	4	14.8%	23-4	85.2%	6	75.0%	2	25.0%	0	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	19-0	100.0%	10-6	62.5%	1	0	30-6	83.3%
Against the Field	7	53.8%	3	23.1%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	6	60.0%	0	0.0%	4	40.0%	6-4	60.0%	14-6	70.0%	18-6	75.0%	1	0	17-6	73.9%

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 15-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cheng/Hughes 2-5
10/14/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	3	Brasher/Nuss	2	18-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:45
9/3/23	AVP	Gold Series Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cheng/Hughes	2	17-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:58
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 Donlin/Flint 4-2
8/18/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Donlin/Flint	3	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:57
5/19/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Donlin/Flint	5	9-2 Retired	0:09
9/2/23	AVP	Gold Series Chicago Open	Winner 3	Donlin/Flint	4	Brasher/Nuss	1	15-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:55
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Donlin/Flint	14, Q6	21-8, 21-18	0:31
5/21/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Donlin/Flint	4	Brasher/Nuss	2	23-25, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	9	Donlin/Flint	8	21-13, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 4 Cannon/Kraft 4-0
8/17/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 4	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cannon/Kraft	4	21-16, 21-16	0:36
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Gold Medal	Brasher/Nuss	3	Cannon/Kraft	14, Q2	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:52
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Cannon/Kraft	14, Q2	21-15, 21-13	0:31
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Cannon/Kraft	15, Q7	21-18, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Klineman/Ross 0-3
9/5/21	AVP	Chicago Open	Semi-Finals	Klineman/Ross	1	Brasher/Nuss	9	21-17, 21-11	0:42
9/3/21	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Klineman/Ross	1	Brasher/Nuss	9	40-38, 21-17	1:05
8/21/21	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Klineman/Ross	1	Brasher/Nuss	9	21-9, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Rodriguez/Urango 3-0
8/18/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Rodriguez/Urango	8	21-17, 21-14	0:44
8/17/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	1	Rodriguez/Urango	8	21-17, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
5/17/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	1	Rodriguez/Urango	9	21-9, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Loreen/Robinson 1-0
8/16/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	1	Loreen/Robinson	17, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 32, Q39 Donley/Fleming 1-0
8/16/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	1	Donley/Fleming	32, Q39	21-10, 21-13	0:35