Team Preview

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
March 11 - 15, 2026

(2) Taryn Brasher/Kristen Cruz, United States

Taryn Kloth Brasher
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$425,250.00

Kristen Nuss Cruz
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orlean, LA

Height:

167 cm (5'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$425,250.00

Awards

VolleyballMag.com BPT Best Defensive Player 2023

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	37	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	US$850,500.00

Previous Joao Pessoa Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Kristen Cruz - 4th	Taryn Brasher - 4th
2025	Kristen Cruz - 9th	Taryn Brasher - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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
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

BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/11/2026	Pool B	Sofia Bisgaard / Cirkeline Hog, Denmark (23, Q12)	Won 21-18, 21-18
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool B	Thainara Feitosa / Verena Figueira, Brazil (14)	Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-11
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool B	Giada Bianchi / Claudia Scampoli, Italy (11)	Won 21-18, 21-12
Fri, 3/13/2026	Winner 1	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (9)	Won 19-21, 21-15, 9-1 Retired
Fri, 3/13/2026	Winner 2	Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (5)

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	27	6	4	2	2	7	0	4	1	0	0	0	$427,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	37	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	0	$850,500.00

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
27	6	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$213,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	6	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$213,500.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,250.00
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
37	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$425,250.00	Total	37	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$425,250.00

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
2022	FIVB	9	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,500.00	36	15	70.6 %
2023	FIVB	12	3	2	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$319,000.00	55	18	75.3 %
2024	FIVB	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$242,000.00	27	10	73.0 %
2025	FIVB	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$207,000.00	38	8	82.6 %
Total	FIVB	36	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	0	$841,500.00	156	51	75.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Cruz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
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
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
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
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
36	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$420,750.00	Total	Total	36	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$420,750.00

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	118	81.4%	17	11.7%	10	6.9%	135-10	93.1%	22	34.9%	19	30.2%	22	34.9%	22-41	34.9%	118-22	84.3%	39-29	57.4%	3	0	160-51	75.8%
2025-2026	32	88.9%	3	8.3%	1	2.8%	35-1	97.2%	6	46.2%	3	23.1%	4	30.8%	6-7	46.2%	32-4	88.9%	9-4	69.2%	1	0	42-8	84.0%
Against the Field	22	78.6%	2	7.1%	4	14.3%	24-4	85.7%	2	12.5%	7	43.8%	7	43.8%	2-14	12.5%	44-12	78.6%	8-22	26.7%	1	0	27-17	61.4%

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	57	17	0	0	26	12	10	4	2	2	6	4	107	39
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	0	4	2	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	17	3
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
Total	0	0	12	0	79	24	1	0	38	15	16	5	3	2	11	5	160	51

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Cruz lead the series against the field 27-17 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 1-9
5/25/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	5	Lisboa/Silva	1	21-17, 21-15	0:34
5/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-17, 21-14	0:33
10/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-10, 18-21, 15-13	0:44
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-16, 21-17	0:34
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	5	21-18, 23-21	0:36
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:45
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	9	21-18, 21-17	0:33
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	13, Q1	24-22, 22-24, 15-10	0:53
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	8	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	11	21-17, 22-24, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 3 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 5-2
11/23/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Gold Medal	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-15, 15-21, 15-11	0:43
7/6/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	1	Graudina/Samoilova	8	21-19, 21-18	0:35
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	21-18, 21-18	0:36
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	21-17, 21-15	0:34
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	8	Graudina/Samoilova	9	23-21, 21-9	0:34
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	8	Graudina/Samoilova	5	21-18, 21-15	0:34
7/9/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Brasher/Cruz	11	21-19, 18-21, 20-18	0:56
Trail the series against # 5 Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 1-2
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 # 6 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 7-2
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	2	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:45
12/6/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Muller/Tillmann	2	Brasher/Cruz	6	23-25, 22-20, 15-8	0:52
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Muller/Tillmann	11	21-13, 21-16	0:32
4/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Muller/Tillmann	8	Brasher/Cruz	3	22-20, 24-22	0:43
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	2	Muller/Tillmann	8	21-17, 21-14	0:33
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	3	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Bronze Medal	Brasher/Cruz	5	Muller/Tillmann	14, Q4	21-19, 21-16	0:39
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	14, Q2	Muller/Tillmann	3	21-18, 21-14	0:33
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	20, Q8	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-16, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 5-2
11/20/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	3	Schoon/Stam	34	20-22, 21-19, 15-6	0:50
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	6	Schoon/Stam	3	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	3	Schoon/Stam	1	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	0:55
5/26/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	5	Schoon/Stam	4	22-20, 21-13	0:36
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool D	Schoon/Stam	4	Brasher/Cruz	5	17-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:47
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Schoon/Stam	6	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-15, 21-13	0:35
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Schoon/Stam	6	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czechia 1-0
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	46	21-13, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 2-0
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	2	Antunes/Lima	9	19-21, 21-15, 9-1 Retired
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Antunes/Lima	11	21-14, 22-20	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Bianchi/Scampoli, Italy 2-0
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Bianchi/Scampoli	11	21-18, 21-12
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	3	Bianchi/Scampoli	20	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Feitosa/Figueira, Brazil 1-0
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Feitosa/Figueira	14	19-21, 22-20, 15-11
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Bisgaard/Hog, Denmark 1-0
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Bisgaard/Hog	23, Q12	21-18, 21-18
Lead the series against # Q5 Almeida/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Almeida/De Souza	27	21-11, 21-19	0:34