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AVP Tour
$300,000 AVP Heritage Manhattan Beach Open
August 13 - 16, 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:

$656,975.00

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:

$657,550.00

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	21	10	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	$343,450.00
FIVB	40	14	5	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	US$970,500.00
Overall	61	24	8	7	2	13	0	6	1	0	0	US$1,313,950.00

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 Cruz - 5th	Taryn Brasher - 5th
2022	Kristen Cruz - 5th	Taryn Brasher - 5th
2024	Kristen Cruz - 1st	Taryn Brasher - 1st
2025	Kristen Cruz - 1st	Taryn Brasher - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	1	5th	760	US$9,000.00
AVP	5/14-17/2026	Huntington Beach Open	1	3rd	2572	$7,000.00
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

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 8/14/2026

Winner 1

Maddy Byrne / Quinn Perry (32, Q21)

Won 21-10, 21-17

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	19	12	3	0.474	2	3	1	0
	1	10	9	0	0.900	2	2	1	0
	2	9	3	3	0.000	0	1	0	0
Kristen Cruz	Total	19	13	2	0.579	0	15	1	1
	1	4	3	0	0.750	0	5	0	1
	2	15	10	2	0.533	0	10	1	0

Fri, 8/14/2026

Winner 2

Devanne Sours / Thais Treumann (16)

Won 21-14, 21-14

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	23	12	2	0.435	6	5	1	0
	1	14	6	1	0.357	3	4	1	0
	2	9	6	1	0.556	3	1	0	0
Kristen Cruz	Total	32	14	3	0.344	0	24	0	0
	1	14	6	0	0.429	0	12	0	0
	2	18	8	3	0.278	0	12	0	0

Sat, 8/15/2026

Winner 3

Chloe Loreen / Corinne Quiggle (8)

Won 21-19, 21-19

0:47

Sat, 8/15/2026

Winner 4

Maddie Anderson / Alaina Chacon (12)

Won 21-18, 21-15

0:46

Sun, 8/16/2026

Semi-Finals

Torrey Van Winden / Abby Van Winkle (14)

Won 21-17, 23-21

Sun, 8/16/2026

Finals

Kelly Cheng / Megan Kraft (2)

Won 21-18, 20-16

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	42	24	5	0.452	8	8	2	0
Kristen Cruz	51	27	5	0.431	0	39	1	1

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	30	9	4	2	2	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	$547,000.00
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	12	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$182,700.00
Total	61	24	8	7	2	13	0	6	1	0	0	0	$1,313,950.00

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
30	9	4	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$273,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	30	9	4	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$273,500.00
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	2	$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	1	$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
12	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$91,350.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	12	5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$91,350.00
61	24	8	7	2	13	7	0	0	0	$656,975.00	Total	66	24	8	7	2	13	7	1	1	3	$657,550.00

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	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	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$37,000.00	9	1	90.0 %
2026	FIVB	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$129,000.00	25	1	96.2 %
Total	AVP	21	10	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$343,450.00	91	20	82.0 %
Total	FIVB	40	14	5	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	0	$970,500.00	181	52	77.7 %

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
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,500.00	2026	AVP	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,500.00
4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$64,500.00	2026	FIVB	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$64,500.00
61	24	8	7	2	13	7	0	0	0	$656,975.00	Total	Total	67	24	8	7	2	14	7	1	1	3	$657,550.00

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	60	75.9%	14	17.7%	5	6.3%	74-5	93.7%	15	53.6%	5	17.9%	8	28.6%	15-13	53.6%	60-8	88.2%	29-10	74.4%	2	0	91-20	82.0%
2025-2026	13	86.7%	2	13.3%	0	0.0%	15-0	100.0%	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	13-0	100.0%	6-1	85.7%	0	0	19-1	95.0%
Against the Field	12	75.0%	3	18.8%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	24-0	100.0%	10-8	55.6%	0	0	17-4	81.0%

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	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	66	17	0	0	32	13	13	4	2	2	9	4	128	40
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	35	3	7	3	0	0	5	3	51	10
Total	0	0	15	0	88	24	1	0	97	25	31	9	3	2	24	8	272	72

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Cruz lead the series against the field 26-8 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Cheng/Kraft 2-0
8/16/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cheng/Kraft	2	21-18, 20-16
7/5/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cheng/Kraft	15	21-19, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 Cory/Newberry 2-1
7/4/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cory/Newberry	10	21-15, 21-17	0:40
5/16/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Cory/Newberry	9	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
5/15/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cory/Newberry	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Deberg/Flint 1-0
7/4/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Deberg/Flint	22, Q11	21-12, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 7 Ferch/Van Gunst 1-0
5/28/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Ferch/Van Gunst	13	21-15, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 8 Loreen/Quiggle 2-0
8/15/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Loreen/Quiggle	8	21-19, 21-19	0:47
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 # 12 Anderson/Chacon 1-0
8/15/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Brasher/Cruz	1	Anderson/Chacon	12	21-18, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Van Winden/Van Winkle 1-0
8/16/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Van Winden/Van Winkle	14	21-17, 23-21
Lead the series against # 15 Coakley/Pater 1-0
8/17/25	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Coakley/Pater	19	23-21, 21-11	0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Sours/Treumann 1-0
8/14/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Sours/Treumann	16	21-14, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 Reilly/Stowell 1-0
5/10/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Reilly/Stowell	16, Q44	21-14, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 32, Q21 Byrne/Perry 1-0
8/14/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Byrne/Perry	32, Q21	21-10, 21-17	0:39