Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda[1] (born October 1, 1972) is an American-Brazilian indoor volleyball player. She has played at the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and the 2012 Summer Olympics,[2] breaking a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances.[3] She's currently playing professionally for Brazilian league Banana Boat/Praia Clube. Scott-Arruda carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Scott-Arruda was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and attended Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, where she was an All-State performer in volleyball and basketball.
Scott-Arruda's parents are Charles Young and Vera Scott. She has one brother (Charles) and one late sister (Stefanie). She was married to Eduardo Arruda. And a daughter Juliánne Scott Arruda. She also loved her high school. She states, " My math teacher never gave up on me she will never be forgetting.".
Scott was a Three Time First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American and was the National Player of the Year in 1993.[4]
In her career, she posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs and 604 blocks and also earned All-Big West honors in basketball, becoming the first Big West student-athlete to earn all-conference accolades in two sports in one season.
In 1993, she led the 49ers to the NCAA National Championship and won the Honda Sports Award as the top college volleyball player. She was AVCA All-Northwest Region and the Big West Conference Player of the Year, as she led the nation in hitting percentage. In 1992, she was the Big West Conference Player of the Year and helped Long Beach State to the NCAA semifinals. In 1991, she helped Long Beach to the NCAA championship match. In 1994, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[5]
Scott-Arruda has played in 371 international matches, as of August 24, 2008.[6]
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In 2019, Scott-Arruda visited Fiji as a Sports Envoy for the U.S. State Department's Sports Diplomacy Office.[7][8]
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Preceded by | Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 |
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Preceded by | Best Scorer of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 |
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Preceded by | Best Blocker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 |
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United States squad – 2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship – Silver medal | ||
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United States squad – 2003 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal | ||
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United States squad – 2007 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Bronze medal | ||
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United States women's volleyball squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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United States squad – 2011 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup – Silver medal | ||
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United States women's volleyball squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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1996 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (Men's beach - Gold & Silver medals) | ||
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2012 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – silver medal, women's beach – gold & silver) | ||
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