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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Heritage Huntington Beach Open
May 14 - 17, 2026

(1) Taryn Brasher/Kristen Cruz

Taryn Kloth Brasher

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Creighton
Louisiana State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$617,475.00

Kristen Nuss Cruz

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orlean, LA

Height:

5'6"

College(s):

Louisiana State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$618,050.00

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	20	9	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	$313,450.00
FIVB	38	13	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	US$921,500.00
Overall	58	22	8	7	2	12	0	6	1	0	0	US$1,234,950.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Kristen Cruz - 3rd	Taryn Brasher - 3rd
2024	Kristen Cruz - 2nd	Taryn Brasher - 2nd
2025	Kristen Cruz - 1st	Taryn Brasher - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	2	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	2	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	2nd	1440	US$45,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	1	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	2	9th	600	US$7,500.00
AVP	8/14-17/2025	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	1	1st	2572	$30,000.00
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

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/15/2026

Winner 1

Isabella Martinez / Logan Walter (16, Q11)

Won 21-11, 21-12

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	17	13	1	0.706	5	4	0	0
	1	10	8	0	0.800	3	1	0	0
	2	7	5	1	0.571	2	3	0	0
Kristen Cruz	Total	20	11	2	0.450	0	14	1	1
	1	5	3	0	0.600	0	6	0	0
	2	15	8	2	0.400	0	8	1	1

Fri, 5/15/2026

Winner 2

Devon Newberry / Savvy Simo (9)

Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-9

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	27	17	1	0.593	4	8	1	0
	1	12	8	0	0.667	0	1	0	0
	2	7	5	1	0.571	1	1	1	0
	3	8	4	0	0.500	3	6	0	0
Kristen Cruz	Total	39	17	3	0.359	0	17	0	1
	1	11	8	0	0.727	0	5	0	0
	2	17	6	2	0.235	0	6	0	1
	3	11	3	1	0.182	0	6	0	0

Sat, 5/16/2026

Winner 3

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (5)

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

1:04

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	48	21	6	0.313	6	7	1	2
	1	19	9	1	0.421	2	3	0	1
	2	16	8	2	0.375	2	2	1	1
	3	13	4	3	0.077	2	2	0	0
Kristen Cruz	Total	39	17	3	0.359	0	35	0	1
	1	12	6	0	0.500	0	11	0	1
	2	21	7	3	0.190	0	17	0	0
	3	6	4	0	0.667	0	7	0	0

Sat, 5/16/2026

Semi-Finals

Devon Newberry / Savvy Simo (9)

Lost 19-21, 21-17, 13-15

1:00

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	32	20	1	0.594	2	0	0	1
	1	12	7	0	0.583	0	0	0	0
	2	11	8	0	0.727	1	0	0	1
	3	9	5	1	0.444	1	0	0	0
Kristen Cruz	Total	32	18	0	0.563	0	25	0	0
	1	15	7	0	0.467	0	14	0	0
	2	9	7	0	0.778	0	8	0	0
	3	8	4	0	0.500	0	3	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	124	71	9	0.500	17	19	2	3
Kristen Cruz	130	63	8	0.423	0	91	1	3

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	28	8	4	2	2	7	0	4	1	0	0	0	$498,000.00
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	11	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$152,700.00
Total	58	22	8	7	2	12	0	6	1	0	0	0	$1,234,950.00

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
28	8	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$249,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	8	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$249,000.00
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
11	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$76,350.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	11	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$76,350.00
58	22	8	7	2	12	7	0	0	0	$617,475.00	Total	63	22	8	7	2	12	7	1	1	0	$618,050.00

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	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$207,000.00	38	8	82.6 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	3	1	75.0 %
2026	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$80,000.00	14	0	100.0 %
Total	AVP	20	9	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$313,450.00	85	20	81.0 %
Total	FIVB	38	13	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	0	$921,500.00	170	51	76.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Cruz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											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
8	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$103,500.00	2025	FIVB	8	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$103,500.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00	2026	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
58	22	8	7	2	12	7	0	0	0	$617,475.00	Total	Total	64	22	8	7	2	13	7	1	1	3	$618,050.00

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	54	74.0%	14	19.2%	5	6.8%	68-5	93.2%	15	53.6%	5	17.9%	8	28.6%	15-13	53.6%	54-8	87.1%	29-10	74.4%	2	0	85-20	81.0%
2025-2026	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	0	0.0%	9-0	100.0%	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	7-0	100.0%	6-1	85.7%	0	0	13-1	92.9%
Against the Field	5	55.6%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	10-0	100.0%	10-8	55.6%	0	0	10-4	71.4%

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	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	60	17	0	0	29	12	12	4	2	2	8	4	117	39
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	0	4	2	1	0	8	2	3	1	0	0	3	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	1	0	3	0
Gold Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	4	3	0	0	0	3	0	21	6
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	3	6	3	0	0	4	3	45	10
Total	0	0	15	0	82	24	1	0	90	24	29	9	3	2	22	8	255	71

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Cruz lead the series against the field 20-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 3 Coradello/Lopes 2-2
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Coradello/Lopes	5	21-19, 12-21, 15-10	0:45
5/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	Coradello/Lopes	5	Brasher/Cruz	1	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:47
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 # 4 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre 3-0
7/6/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	6	21-14, 21-17	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 5 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 12-7
5/16/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	24-26, 21-17, 15-12	1:04
4/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	21-15, 21-15	0:35
9/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	6	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-19, 21-19	0:41
7/5/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:55
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	9	21-11, 21-11	0:31
9/1/24	AVP	Chicago Heritage Series	Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	1:28
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-19, 21-18	0:44
5/19/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Cruz	1	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
5/18/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:02
12/8/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	21-17, 21-14	0:36
9/3/23	AVP	Gold Series Chicago Open	Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-14, 15-21, 15-8	1:17
8/6/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Finals	Brasher/Cruz	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-16, 21-12	0:47
8/5/23	AVP	Gold Series Atlanta Open	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-16, 21-17	0:48
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
5/20/23	AVP	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	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/Cruz	4	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
9/4/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Finals	Brasher/Cruz	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	1:06
9/2/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	21-18, 21-15	0:46
Series tied with # 9 Newberry/Simo 1-1
5/16/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Newberry/Simo	9	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
5/15/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Newberry/Simo	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Loreen/Quiggle 1-0
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Loreen/Quiggle	21, Q6	14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:37
Lead the series against # 16, Q11 Martinez/Walter 1-0
5/15/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Martinez/Walter	16, Q11	21-11, 21-12	0:35