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AVP Tour
AVP Heritage Laguna Beach Open
September 18 - 20, 2026

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:

$666,975.00

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:

$667,550.00

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	41	14	6	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	US$990,500.00
Overall	62	24	9	7	2	13	0	6	1	0	0	US$1,333,950.00

Previous Laguna Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/19-23/2026	BPT Elite Montréal	2	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
AVP	8/13-16/2026	Manhattan Beach Open	1	1st	2850	$30,000.00
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

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	31	9	5	2	2	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	$567,000.00
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	62	24	9	7	2	13	0	6	1	0	0	0	$1,333,950.00

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
31	9	5	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$283,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	9	5	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$283,500.00
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
62	24	9	7	2	13	7	0	0	0	$666,975.00	Total	67	24	9	7	2	13	7	1	1	3	$667,550.00

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	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$149,000.00	30	2	93.8 %
Total	AVP	21	10	3	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	$343,450.00	91	20	82.0 %
Total	FIVB	41	14	6	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	0	$990,500.00	186	53	77.8 %

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
5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$74,500.00	2026	FIVB	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$74,500.00
62	24	9	7	2	13	7	0	0	0	$666,975.00	Total	Total	68	24	9	7	2	14	7	1	1	3	$667,550.00

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	4	66.7%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	8-0	100.0%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	7-1	87.5%

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	69	17	0	0	33	13	14	4	2	2	9	5	133	41
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	91	24	1	0	98	25	32	9	3	2	24	9	277	73

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Cruz lead the series against the field 11-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against 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 Cheng/Kraft 3-0
8/22/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cheng/Kraft	6	21-16, 21-19	0:36
8/16/26	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cheng/Kraft	2	21-18, 20-16	0:45
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 Cory/Newberry 3-1
8/21/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cory/Newberry	7	21-15, 21-13	0:33
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 Deberg/Zacca 1-0
5/10/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Deberg/Zacca	8	19-21, 23-21, 16-14	0:57
Lead the series against Rodriguez/Urango 3-0
8/18/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Rodriguez/Urango	8	21-17, 21-14	0:44
8/17/24	AVP	Manhattan Beach Heritage Series	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Rodriguez/Urango	8	21-17, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
5/17/24	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Rodriguez/Urango	9	21-9, 21-15	0:38