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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Brasília
April 16 - 20, 2025

(2) Taryn Brasher/Kristen Cruz, 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 Cruz
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orlean, 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 Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Kristen Cruz - 2nd	Taryn Brasher - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	2	2nd	1100	US$23,000.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	1	3rd	1000	US$17,000.00
FIVB	12/4-7/2024	Finals Doha 2024	6	1st	400	US$150,000.00
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
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

BPT Elite Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/16/2025	Pool B	Wies Bekhuis / Emi van Driel, Netherlands (23, Q12)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:29
Thu, 4/17/2025	Pool B	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (11)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:34
Fri, 4/18/2025	Winner 2	Anouk Verge-Depre / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (8)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
Sat, 4/19/2025	Winner 3	Valentina Gottardi / Reka Orsi Toth, Italy (13)	Won 21-18, 25-23	0:38
Sat, 4/19/2025	Semi-Finals	Wies Bekhuis / Emi van Driel, Netherlands (23, Q12)	Won 26-24, 21-17	0:42
Sun, 4/20/2025	Gold Medal	Rebecca Cavalcanti / Carol Salgado, Brazil (5)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:45

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 Cruz
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	12	3	2	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$319,000.00	55	18	75.3 %
2024	FIVB	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$242,000.00	27	10	73.0 %
2025	FIVB	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$80,000.00	16	3	84.2 %
Total	FIVB	31	9	4	3	2	8	0	5	0	0	0	0	$714,500.00	134	46	74.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Cruz
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
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
7	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$121,000.00	2024	FIVB	7	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$121,000.00
3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00	2025	FIVB	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
31	9	4	3	2	8	5	0	0	0	$357,250.00	Total	Total	31	9	4	3	2	8	5	0	0	0	$357,250.00

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%
2024-2025	49	83.1%	6	10.2%	4	6.8%	55-4	93.2%	10	41.7%	5	20.8%	9	37.5%	10-14	41.7%	49-9	84.5%	16-9	64.0%	0	0	65-18	78.3%
Against the Field	34	85.0%	4	10.0%	2	5.0%	38-2	95.0%	5	21.7%	9	39.1%	9	39.1%	5-18	21.7%	68-18	79.1%	18-22	45.0%	0	0	43-20	68.3%

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/Cruz lead the series against the field 31-16 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 1-1
4/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Gold Medal	Coradello/Lopes	1	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	0:51
3/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Coradello/Lopes	2	21-12, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Cannon/Kraft, United States 5-0
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cannon/Kraft	3	21-13, 21-18	0:32
12/7/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	6	Cannon/Kraft	8	21-19, 21-17	0:38
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	3	Cannon/Kraft	14, Q2	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:52
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Cannon/Kraft	14, Q2	21-15, 21-13	0:31
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cannon/Kraft	15, Q7	21-18, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 4-1
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	21-18, 21-18	0:36
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	21-17, 21-15	0:34
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	8	Graudina/Samoilova	9	23-21, 21-9	0:34
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	8	Graudina/Samoilova	5	21-18, 21-15	0:34
7/9/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Brasher/Cruz	11	21-19, 18-21, 20-18	0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
4/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cavalcanti/Salgado	5	22-20, 21-19	0:45
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cavalcanti/Salgado	14	21-16, 13-21, 15-12	0:43
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Semi-Finals	Cavalcanti/Salgado	7	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Cheng/Shaw, United States 1-0
3/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Bronze Medal	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 2-3
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	9	21-11, 21-11	0:31
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-19, 21-18	0:44
12/8/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	21-17, 21-14	0:36
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-15, 14-21, 15-8	0:50
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	13, Q1	Brasher/Cruz	8	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-0
4/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	8	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	9	21-11, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 9 Huberli/Kernen, Switzerland 0-1
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool A	Huberli/Kernen	13	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-19, 22-20	0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 1-9
5/25/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	5	Lisboa/Silva	1	21-17, 21-15	0:34
5/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-17, 21-14	0:33
10/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-10, 18-21, 15-13	0:44
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-16, 21-17	0:34
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	5	21-18, 23-21	0:36
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:45
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	9	21-18, 21-17	0:33
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	13, Q1	24-22, 22-24, 15-10	0:53
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	8	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	11	21-17, 22-24, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-0
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Antunes/Lima	11	21-14, 22-20	0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
4/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Klinger/Klinger	14, Q8	21-18, 16-21, 15-7	0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	2	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	13	21-18, 25-23	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-0
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	26	21-19, 21-15	0:35
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	21-19, 20-22, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 21, Q9 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 2-0
3/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	24, Q13	21-14, 21-17	0:35
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	11	Ahtiainen/Lahti	14, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 22, Q11 Placette/Richard, France 3-0
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Placette/Richard	13, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:40
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Bekhuis/van Driel, Netherlands 2-0
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	2	Bekhuis/van Driel	23, Q12	26-24, 21-17	0:42
4/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Bekhuis/van Driel	23, Q12	21-12, 21-17	0:29
Lead the series against # Q4 Ciezkowska/Lunio, Poland 1-0
4/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Ciezkowska/Lunio	23, Q10	21-14, 21-13	0:31