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AVP Tour
$150,000 Huntington Beach Heritage Series
Saturday, May 18, 2024 Stadium Court 2:00 PM

Match #13: Winner's Bracket Round 3

(1) Taryn Brasher/Kristen Nuss
vs.
(4) Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson

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

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Kristen Nuss - 3rd	Taryn Brasher - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	3	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	2	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	2	1st	0	US$150,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	2	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	2	3rd	1280	US$35,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	2	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
AVP	9/1-3/2023	Gold Series Chicago Open	1	1st	2572	$30,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
AVP	8/4-6/2023	Gold Series Atlanta Open	2	1st	2572	$30,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	3	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	5	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	8	5th	760	US$8,000.00
AVP	5/18-21/2023	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	2	3rd	1990	$6,000.00

Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/17/2024

Winner 1

Marine Kinna / Devanne Sours (16, Q15)

Won 21-11, 21-11

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	21	14	0	0.667	3	9	0	2
	1	7	7	0	1.000	3	0	0	1
	2	14	7	0	0.500	0	9	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	21	13	1	0.571	0	13	1	1
	1	8	5	1	0.500	0	4	1	0
	2	13	8	0	0.615	0	9	0	1

Fri, 5/17/2024

Winner 2

Toni Rodriguez / Geena Urango (9)

Won 21-9, 21-15

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	21	15	1	0.667	4	5	1	3
	1	10	7	1	0.600	3	2	1	2
	2	11	8	0	0.727	1	3	0	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	16	11	1	0.625	0	12	2	0
	1	9	6	1	0.556	0	5	2	0
	2	7	5	0	0.714	0	7	0	0

Sat, 5/18/2024

Winner 3

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (4)

Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-12

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	28	16	0	0.571	1	9	2	1
	1	13	7	0	0.538	1	2	0	0
	2	8	6	0	0.750	0	5	1	1
	3	7	3	0	0.429	0	2	1	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	38	16	8	0.211	0	15	0	1
	1	16	6	3	0.188	0	9	0	1
	2	15	7	3	0.267	0	5	0	0
	3	7	3	2	0.143	0	1	0	0

Sun, 5/19/2024

Semi-Finals

Julia Donlin / Betsi Flint (5)

Won 9-2 Retired

0:09

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	1	1	0	1.000	1	1	0	0
	1	1	1	0	1.000	1	1	0	0
Kristen Nuss	Total	6	5	0	0.833	0	5	2	0
	1	6	5	0	0.833	0	5	2	0

Sun, 5/19/2024

Finals

Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson (4)

Lost 21-23, 21-18, 13-15

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	Total	37	17	3	0.378	6	6	2	4
	1	17	7	2	0.294	2	5	1	0
	2	14	7	1	0.429	1	1	0	3
	3	6	3	0	0.500	3	0	1	1
Kristen Nuss	Total	54	22	8	0.259	0	25	0	1
	1	21	7	3	0.190	0	11	0	0
	2	17	9	1	0.471	0	8	0	1
	3	16	6	4	0.125	0	6	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Taryn Brasher	108	63	4	0.546	15	30	5	10
Kristen Nuss	135	67	18	0.363	0	70	5	3

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

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Branagan Fuller - 17th
FIVB 2018	Sarah Pavan - 4th	Heather Bansley - 5th
2019	Sarah Pavan - 2nd	Kelly Cheng - 7th
2023	Brandie Wilkerson - 5th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	4	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	4	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	5	5th	0	US$20,000.00
PAN AM	10/21-27/2023	XIX Pan Am Games	4	2nd	432	US$0.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	4	5th	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	3	5th	760	US$8,000.00
AVP	9/1-3/2023	Gold Series Chicago Open	3	2nd	2444	$22,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
AVP	8/4-6/2023	Gold Series Atlanta Open	3	2nd	2444	$22,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	4	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	7	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	3	1st	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	13, Q1	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
AVP	5/18-21/2023	Pro Series Huntington Beach Open	3	5th	1796	$4,200.00

Huntington Beach Heritage Series Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 5/17/2024

Winner 1

Savvy Simo / Abby Van Winkle (13, Q1)

Won 21-18, 21-15

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Melissa Humana-Paredes	Total	15	8	3	0.333	1	15	1	4
	1	10	6	0	0.600	0	7	1	2
	2	5	2	3	-0.200	1	8	0	2
Brandie Wilkerson	Total	34	18	2	0.471	5	2	1	1
	1	15	7	2	0.333	3	1	1	1
	2	19	11	0	0.579	2	1	0	0

Fri, 5/17/2024

Winner 2

Julia Donlin / Betsi Flint (5)

Won 21-13, 21-13

0:38

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Melissa Humana-Paredes	Total	16	6	0	0.375	0	8	2	2
	1	7	3	0	0.429	0	4	1	1
	2	9	3	0	0.333	0	4	1	1
Brandie Wilkerson	Total	20	13	1	0.600	7	5	1	2
	1	10	7	1	0.600	4	2	1	1
	2	10	6	0	0.600	3	3	0	1

Sat, 5/18/2024

Winner 3

Taryn Brasher / Kristen Nuss (1)

Lost 21-17, 19-21, 12-15

1:02

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Melissa Humana-Paredes	Total	48	22	2	0.417	0	15	0	4
	1	17	9	0	0.529	0	8	0	0
	2	16	7	2	0.313	0	2	0	1
	3	15	6	0	0.400	0	5	0	3
Brandie Wilkerson	Total	28	16	3	0.464	2	9	4	8
	1	14	8	1	0.500	1	5	0	3
	2	9	5	1	0.444	1	1	3	3
	3	5	3	1	0.400	0	3	1	2

Sun, 5/19/2024

Contender 4

Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft (6)

Won 21-12, 21-19

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Melissa Humana-Paredes	Total	27	16	1	0.556	0	13	0	2
	1	14	10	0	0.714	0	5	0	1
	2	13	6	1	0.385	0	8	0	1
Brandie Wilkerson	Total	21	14	3	0.524	5	5	2	2
	1	6	4	0	0.667	3	3	0	1
	2	15	10	3	0.467	2	2	2	1

Sun, 5/19/2024

Semi-Finals

Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes (3)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Melissa Humana-Paredes	Total	31	13	2	0.355	0	17	3	2
	1	18	7	1	0.333	0	8	2	0
	2	13	6	1	0.385	0	9	1	2
Brandie Wilkerson	Total	24	15	2	0.542	3	5	0	1
	1	12	8	0	0.667	1	4	0	1
	2	12	7	2	0.417	2	1	0	0

Sun, 5/19/2024

Finals

Taryn Brasher / Kristen Nuss (1)

Won 23-21, 18-21, 15-13

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Melissa Humana-Paredes	Total	56	23	9	0.250	0	30	1	1
	1	24	8	4	0.167	0	15	0	1
	2	18	8	3	0.278	0	10	0	0
	3	14	7	2	0.357	0	5	1	0
Brandie Wilkerson	Total	36	15	2	0.361	1	7	1	1
	1	16	10	0	0.625	0	4	0	1
	2	11	3	1	0.182	1	1	1	0
	3	9	2	1	0.111	0	2	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Melissa Humana-Paredes	193	88	17	0.368	1	98	7	15
Brandie Wilkerson	163	91	13	0.479	23	33	9	15

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	Winner 1
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