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AVP Tour
$300,000 Chicago Heritage Series
August 30 - September 1, 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 (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
2022	Kristen Nuss - 1st	Taryn Brasher - 1st
2023	Kristen Nuss - 1st	Taryn Brasher - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/15-18/2024	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	1	1st	2572	$30,000.00
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

Chicago Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/30/2024

Winner 1

Xolani Hodel / Kahlee York (16)

Won 21-15, 21-12

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	28	19	2	0.607	3	2	1	3
	1	16	10	2	0.500	2	2	0	3
	2	12	9	0	0.750	1	0	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	8	5	2	0.375	0	11	0	1
	1	2	1	1	0.000	0	5	0	0
	2	6	4	1	0.500	0	6	0	1

Fri, 8/30/2024

Winner 2

Savvy Simo / Abby Van Winkle (9)

Won 16-21, 21-16, 19-17

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	32	20	4	0.500	1	3	2	1
	1	13	8	1	0.538	1	0	0	0
	2	12	8	2	0.500	0	2	1	0
	3	7	4	1	0.429	0	1	1	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	34	16	4	0.353	0	16	1	1
	1	8	2	2	0.000	0	3	0	0
	2	12	5	2	0.250	0	7	0	1
	3	14	9	0	0.643	0	6	1	0

Sat, 8/31/2024

Winner 3

Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft (5)

Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-10

0:58

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	35	21	0	0.600	7	8	2	0
	1	15	9	0	0.600	4	2	2	0
	2	11	7	0	0.636	0	3	0	0
	3	9	5	0	0.556	3	3	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	29	14	2	0.414	0	19	2	2
	1	7	5	0	0.714	0	6	0	0
	2	15	6	1	0.333	0	7	1	1
	3	7	3	1	0.286	0	6	1	1

Sun, 9/1/2024

Semi-Finals

Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes (2)

Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-13

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	29	14	8	0.207	1	5	0	5
	1	13	8	4	0.308	0	2	0	2
	2	12	3	3	0.000	1	2	0	2
	3	4	3	1	0.500	0	1	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	49	28	2	0.531	0	22	0	3
	1	14	5	2	0.214	0	5	0	1
	2	20	13	0	0.650	0	14	0	1
	3	15	10	0	0.667	0	3	0	1

Sun, 9/1/2024

Finals

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (3)

Lost 17-21, 21-17, 13-15

1:28

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	23	12	2	0.435	2	3	2	5
	1	11	5	2	0.273	1	0	1	2
	2	11	7	0	0.636	0	3	1	2
	3	1	0	0	0.000	1	0	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	46	20	5	0.326	0	22	0	1
	1	15	5	1	0.267	0	12	0	1
	2	15	7	2	0.333	0	5	0	0
	3	16	8	2	0.375	0	5	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	147	86	16	0.476	14	21	7	14
Kristen Nuss	166	83	15	0.410	0	90	3	8

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	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$62,000.00	14	2	87.5 %
2024	FIVB	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$92,000.00	22	9	71.0 %
Total	AVP	17	7	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$261,450.00	72	19	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
3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$31,000.00	2024	AVP	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$31,000.00
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
44	14	6	5	2	12	5	0	0	0	$372,975.00	Total	Total	50	14	6	5	2	13	5	1	1	3	$373,550.00

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	9	50.0%	5	27.8%	4	22.2%	14-4	77.8%	7	70.0%	2	20.0%	1	10.0%	7-3	70.0%	18-0	100.0%	24-12	66.7%	1	0	22-6	78.6%

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 25-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cheng/Hughes 3-5
9/1/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cheng/Hughes	2	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
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 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 8-6
9/1/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	Brasher/Nuss	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	1:28
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Nuss	2	21-19, 21-18	0:44
5/19/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Nuss	1	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
5/18/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:02
12/8/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	21-17, 21-14	0:36
9/3/23	AVP	Gold Series Chicago Open	Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-14, 15-21, 15-8	1:17
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 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 # 5 Cannon/Kraft 5-0
8/31/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cannon/Kraft	5	21-14, 17-21, 15-10	0:58
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 9 Simo/Van Winkle 1-0
8/30/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	1	Simo/Van Winkle	9	16-21, 21-16, 19-17	1:02
Lead the series against # 16 Hodel/York 1-0
8/30/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	1	Hodel/York	16	21-15, 21-12	0:36