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AVP League
AVP League Week 6 - New York
Sunday, July 20, 2025

Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson, Palm Beach Passion
vs.
Taryn Brasher/Kristen Nuss, Austin Aces

Melissa Humana-Paredes

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 10, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto, ON

Height:

5'9"

College(s):

York University (Toronto)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

133

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$685,925.00

Brandie Wilkerson

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 1, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lausanne, Switzerland

Height:

5'10"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

133

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$486,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	9	3	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$144,700.00
FIVB	20	2	3	1	0	11	1	2	0	0	0	US$234,500.00
PAN AM	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	30	5	8	2	0	12	1	2	0	0	0	US$379,200.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
5/23	League Week 1 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	1	40	Brooklyn Blaze: Lexy Denaburg / Julia Donlin	2	43	1-2 (12-15, 15-13, 13-15)	0:57
5/24	League Week 1 - Delray Beach Tennis Center	3	30	Dallas Dream: Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward	0	21	2-0 (15-9, 15-12)	0:31
6/13	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	0	0	New York Nitro: Corinne Quiggle / Megan Rice	0	0
6/14	League Week 3 - Wayfair Arena	0	0	Miami Mayhem: Kelly Cheng / Molly Shaw	0	0
7/11	League Week 5 - Intuit Dome	0	0	Miami Mayhem: Kelly Cheng / Molly Shaw	0	0
7/12	League Week 5 - Intuit Dome	0	0	Los Angeles Launch: Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft	0	0
7/19	League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)	0	0	San Diego Smash: Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango	0	0
7/20	League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)	0	0	Austin Aces: Taryn Brasher / Kristen Nuss	0	0

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad			0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	7	5th	760	US$9,000.00
AVP	5/9-11/2025	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	2	3rd	2321	$7,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	7	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	7	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	12/4-7/2024	Finals Doha 2024	9	7th	240	US$15,000.00
AVP	8/30-9/1/2024	Chicago Heritage Series	3	1st	2572	$30,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/9/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	4	2nd	0	US$0.00

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:

$497,725.00

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:

$498,300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	18	8	3	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	$276,450.00
FIVB	32	9	4	3	2	8	0	5	1	0	0	US$719,000.00
Overall	50	17	7	6	2	12	0	5	1	0	0	US$995,450.00

AVP League Results and Schedule

Date	Event	Points	Game Pts	Opponent	Points	Game Pts	Result	Time
6/6	League Week 2 - Viejas Arena - SDSU	0	0	San Diego Smash: Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango	0	0
6/7	League Week 2 - Viejas Arena - SDSU	0	0	Dallas Dream: Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward	0	0
6/21	League Week 4 - EHP Resort and Marina	0	0	Dallas Dream: Kylie Deberg / Hailey Harward	0	0
6/22	League Week 4 - EHP Resort and Marina	0	0	Brooklyn Blaze: Lexy Denaburg / Julia Donlin	0	0
7/19	League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)	0	0	New York Nitro: Corinne Quiggle / Megan Rice	0	0
7/20	League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)	0	0	Palm Beach Passion: Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson	0	0
8/1	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	0	0	Miami Mayhem: Kelly Cheng / Molly Shaw	0	0
8/2	League Week 7 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	0	0	Los Angeles Launch: Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft	0	0

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad			0	US$0.00
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
FIVB	7/27-8/9/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	2	9th	0	US$0.00

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Nuss lead the series 10-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/20/25	AVP League	AVP League Week 6 - New York
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	9	21-11, 21-11	0:31
10/5/24	AVP League	AVP League Week 4 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss		Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson		7-15, 15-10, 15-13	0:49
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