Danielle Scott-Arruda

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, breaking a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances.[2] 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.

Danielle Scott-Arruda
Personal information
Full name	Danielle Scott-Arruda
Born	(1972-10-01) October 1, 1972 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Spike	128 in (325 cm)
Block	119 in (302 cm)
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Current club	Indias Mayaguez May 2013
Career
Years Teams 1990–93 1996–97 1997–98 2000–01 2001–03 2003–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2010–11 2011-12 2012-13 Long Beach State University Gierre Roma Leites Jundiaí Osasco VC Pioneer Red Wings Chieri Volleyball CD Macaé Osasco VC FV Castellana Grotte BMG/São Bernardo BMG/São Bernardo Banana Boat/Praia Clube
National team
1994–2012 United States
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Championship 2002 Germany Team FIVB World Cup 2011 Japan Team 2003 Japan Team 2007 Japan Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2001 Macau Team 2012 Ningbo Team 2003 Andria Team 2004 Reggio Calabria Team Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata 1999 Winnipeg 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team NORCECA Championship 2001 Santo Domingo 2003 Santo Domingo 2005 Port of Spain 2011 Caguas 1999 Monterrey 2007 Winnipeg

High school and personal life

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 sister (Stefanie). She is married to Eduardo Arruda.

Long Beach State

Scott was a Three Time First Team American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American and was the National Player of the Year in 1993.[3]

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.[4]

Arruda with George W. Bush at 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony

Recent international competition

Scott-Arruda has played in 371 international matches, as of August 24, 2008.[5]

2008

• Olympic Games (silver medal)
• U.S. Olympic exhibition for Brazil
• FIVB World Grand Prix (fourth place)

2007

• Pan American Games (bronze medal)
• FIVB World Grand Prix (eighth place)
• NORCECA Championship (silver medal)
• FIVB World Cup (bronze medal)

2006

• FIVB World Grand Prix (seventh place)
• World Championships (ninth place)

Individual awards

• 2000 Summer Olympics "Best Blocker"
• 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Most Valuable Player"
• 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Scorer"
• 2001 FIVB World Grand Prix "Best Blocker"
• 2002 World Championship "Best Blocker"
• 2009 Pan-American Cup "Best Blocker"

References

1. "Finasa Atletas". Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
2. Fourth time the volleyball charm?
3. Olympic committee, Did you know?
4. "Volleyball". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
5. USA Volleyball nominates indoor roster

External links

• Danielle Scott at the International Olympic Committee
• Danielle Scott-Arruda at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
• Danielle Scott-Arruda at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Bio at NBC Olympics
• Official website

Awards
Preceded by Lyubov Sokolova	Most Valuable Player of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001	Succeeded by Yevgeniya Artamonova
Preceded by Lyubov Sokolova	Best Scorer of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001	Succeeded by Yang Hao
Preceded by Yekaterina Gamova	Best Blocker of FIVB World Grand Prix 2001	Succeeded by Valeska Menezes