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AVP Tour
$300,000 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series
August 14 - 17, 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 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
2024	Kristen Nuss - 1st	Taryn Brasher - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	1	13th	460	US$4,500.00
AVP	5/9-11/2025	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	1	1st	2572	$15,000.00
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

Manhattan Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/15/2025

Winner 1

Belén Castillo / Ella Gray (32, Q25)

Won 16-21, 21-13, 15-8

0:52

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	40	30	4	0.650	4	3	1	0
	1	17	10	3	0.412	1	2	1	0
	2	17	14	1	0.765	1	1	0	0
	3	6	6	0	1.000	2	0	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	16	7	2	0.313	0	15	1	1
	1	7	2	0	0.286	0	5	0	0
	2	5	3	0	0.600	0	7	1	1
	3	4	2	2	0.000	0	3	0	0

Fri, 8/15/2025

Winner 2

Carly Kan / Devanne Sours (16)

Won 21-13, 21-18

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	26	14	1	0.500	1	3	0	4
	1	11	8	0	0.727	1	0	0	2
	2	15	6	1	0.333	0	3	0	2
Kristen Nuss	Total	16	12	2	0.625	0	11	0	0
	1	6	4	1	0.500	0	7	0	0
	2	10	8	1	0.700	0	4	0	0

Sat, 8/16/2025

Winner 3

Ella Connor / Isabella Martinez (24)

Won 21-13, 21-15

0:33

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	21	16	0	0.762	3	4	0	0
	1	13	9	0	0.692	1	3	0	0
	2	8	7	0	0.875	2	1	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	16	11	3	0.500	0	8	0	0
	1	4	3	1	0.500	0	1	0	0
	2	12	8	2	0.500	0	7	0	0

Sat, 8/16/2025

Winner 4

Corinne Quiggle / Teegan Van Gunst (5)

Won 21-19, 21-18

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	16	10	0	0.625	1	7	0	1
	1	5	2	0	0.400	1	4	0	0
	2	11	8	0	0.727	0	3	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	37	16	6	0.270	0	15	3	2
	1	20	8	3	0.250	0	5	2	2
	2	17	8	3	0.294	0	10	1	0

Sun, 8/17/2025

Semi-Finals

Kennedy Coakley / Ashley Pater (19)

Won 23-21, 21-11

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	26	16	1	0.577	2	8	2	0
	1	17	12	1	0.647	1	6	1	0
	2	9	4	0	0.444	1	2	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	29	16	3	0.448	0	19	1	0
	1	16	8	3	0.313	0	9	0	0
	2	13	8	0	0.615	0	10	1	0

Sun, 8/17/2025

Finals

Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft (2)

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

0:59

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	26	14	4	0.385	3	3	0	1
	1	8	5	2	0.375	1	0	0	0
	2	13	7	1	0.462	1	2	0	1
	3	5	2	1	0.200	1	1	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	34	19	3	0.471	0	17	0	1
	1	12	6	1	0.417	0	5	0	0
	2	12	6	1	0.417	0	7	0	1
	3	10	7	1	0.600	0	5	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	155	100	10	0.581	14	28	3	6
Kristen Nuss	148	81	19	0.419	0	85	5	4

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	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$45,000.00	10	0	100.0 %
2025	FIVB	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$124,500.00	23	5	82.1 %
Total	AVP	19	9	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$306,450.00	82	19	81.2 %
Total	FIVB	33	10	4	3	2	8	0	5	1	0	0	0	$759,000.00	141	48	74.6 %

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
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00	2025	AVP	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
5	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$62,250.00	2025	FIVB	5	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$62,250.00
52	19	7	6	2	12	6	0	0	0	$532,725.00	Total	Total	58	19	7	6	2	13	6	1	1	3	$533,300.00

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	6	75.0%	2	25.0%	0	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	10-0	100.0%	12-0	100.0%	0	0	11-0	100.0%

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 17-0 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Cannon/Kraft 9-0
8/17/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Cannon/Kraft	2	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:59
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 # 3 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 Quiggle/Van Gunst 1-0
8/16/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 4	Brasher/Nuss	1	Quiggle/Van Gunst	5	21-19, 21-18	0:43
Lead the series against # 8 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 Kan/Sours 1-0
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	1	Kan/Sours	16	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Coakley/Pater 1-0
8/17/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	1	Coakley/Pater	19	23-21, 21-11	0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Connor/Martinez 1-0
8/16/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	1	Connor/Martinez	24	21-13, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q25 Castillo/Gray 1-0
8/15/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	1	Castillo/Gray	32, Q25	16-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:52