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AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Heritage Series
May 9 - 11, 2025

(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:

$553,875.00

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:

$554,450.00

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	4	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	US$801,300.00
Overall	55	20	7	6	2	12	0	6	1	0	0	US$1,107,750.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Kristen Nuss - 3rd	Taryn Brasher - 3rd
2024	Kristen Nuss - 2nd	Taryn Brasher - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	2	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
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
AVP	8/30-9/1/2024	Chicago Heritage Series	1	2nd	2444	$22,000.00
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

Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 5/10/2025

Winner 1

Kate Reilly / Clara Stowell (16, Q44)

Won 21-14, 21-13

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	34	18	5	0.382	4	8	1	0
	1	23	11	4	0.304	2	5	0	0
	2	11	7	1	0.545	2	3	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	21	8	3	0.238	0	20	0	1
	1	9	2	1	0.111	0	12	0	0
	2	12	6	2	0.333	0	8	0	1

Sat, 5/10/2025

Winner 2

Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward (8)

Won 19-21, 23-21, 16-14

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	41	26	2	0.585	2	8	1	5
	1	15	11	2	0.600	0	2	1	3
	2	16	9	0	0.563	1	3	0	2
	3	10	6	0	0.600	1	3	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	38	17	6	0.289	0	19	3	4
	1	8	3	3	0.000	0	2	2	2
	2	18	10	0	0.556	0	11	1	1
	3	12	4	3	0.083	0	6	0	1

Sun, 5/11/2025

Winner 3

Kelly Cheng / Molly Shaw (4)

Won 21-15, 21-17

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	22	12	1	0.500	3	3	0	3
	1	14	8	1	0.500	1	2	0	2
	2	8	4	0	0.500	2	1	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	32	15	1	0.438	0	19	0	1
	1	13	7	1	0.462	0	9	0	1
	2	19	8	0	0.421	0	10	0	0

Sun, 5/11/2025

Finals

Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft (3)

Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-9

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	43	26	2	0.558	2	8	1	2
	1	22	12	0	0.545	1	8	1	1
	2	16	10	2	0.500	1	0	0	1
	3	5	4	0	0.800	0	0	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	29	11	1	0.345	0	20	2	5
	1	10	2	0	0.200	0	7	0	1
	2	11	3	1	0.182	0	7	1	4
	3	8	6	0	0.750	0	6	1	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	140	82	10	0.514	11	27	3	10
Kristen Nuss	120	51	11	0.333	0	78	5	11

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$39,800.00
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	7	6	2	12	0	6	1	0	0	0	$1,107,750.00

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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$19,900.00	World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$19,900.00
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	7	6	2	12	7	0	0	0	$553,875.00	Total	60	20	7	6	2	12	7	1	1	0	$554,450.00

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	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$242,000.00	27	10	73.0 %
2025	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	4	0	100.0 %
2025	FIVB	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$80,000.00	16	3	84.2 %
Total	AVP	18	8	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$276,450.00	76	19	80.0 %
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 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
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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2025	AVP	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
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
49	17	7	6	2	12	5	0	0	0	$495,475.00	Total	Total	55	17	7	6	2	13	5	1	1	3	$496,050.00

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%	27-9	75.0%	53-8	86.9%	2	0	82-19	81.2%
2024-2025	13	81.3%	3	18.8%	0	0.0%	16-0	100.0%	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	0	0.0%	7-2	77.8%	10-2	83.3%	13-0	100.0%	1	0	24-2	92.3%
Against the Field	10	62.5%	5	31.3%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	4	66.7%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	18-6	75.0%	20-0	100.0%	0	0	19-3	86.4%

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	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	1
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	74	24	1	0	80	24	26	8	3	2	11	4	232	69

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Nuss lead the series against the field 25-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 9-6
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	9	21-11, 21-11	0:31
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 # 3 Cannon/Kraft 8-0
5/11/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cannon/Kraft	3	21-17, 21-23, 15-9	1:02
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	2	Cannon/Kraft	3	21-13, 21-18	0:32
12/7/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Gold Medal	Brasher/Nuss	6	Cannon/Kraft	8	21-19, 21-17	0:38
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 # 4 Cheng/Shaw 2-0
5/11/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cheng/Shaw	4	21-15, 21-17	0:37
3/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Bronze Medal	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cheng/Shaw	6	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 8 Deberg/Harward 1-0
5/10/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	1	Deberg/Harward	8	19-21, 23-21, 16-14	0:57
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, Q44 Reilly/Stowell 1-0
5/10/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	1	Reilly/Stowell	16, Q44	21-14, 21-13	0:39