Danielle Scott-Arruda
Personal information
Full name	Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda
Born	(1972-10-01)October 1, 1972 (age 53) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Spike	325 cm (128 in)
Block	302 cm (119 in)
College / University	California State University, Long Beach
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Number	2 (national team) 2 (Long Beach State)
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'svolleyball Representingthe 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 Goodwill Games 1994 Saint Petersburg Team Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team 1999 Winnipeg Team 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

Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda^[1] (born October 1, 1972) is an American formervolleyball player. She played at the1996,2000,^[2]2004,2008, and the2012 Summer Olympics,^[3] breaking a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances.^[4][5]

For her lifetime achievements in the sport, Scott-Arruda was inducted into theInternational Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016.^[5]

Scott-Arruda was born inBaton Rouge, Louisiana.^[5] She attendedWoodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, where she was an All-State athlete in volleyball andbasketball.^[6]

Scott-Arruda played volleyball forLong Beach State. In 1991, she helped Long Beach State to the NCAA Championship match.^[7] In 1992, she was the Big West Conference Player of the Year and helped Long Beach State to the NCAA semifinals.^[7] In 1993, Scott-Arruda led the 49ers to theNCAA National Championship.^[5][7] She wasAmerican Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Northwest Region and the Big West Conference Player of the Year, as she led the nation in hitting percentage.^[7] She was also theNational Player of the Year.^[6] In 1994, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now theHonda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.^[5][8]

In Scott-Arruda's collegiate career, she posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs, and 604 blocks in volleyball.^[6] She was a three-time AVCA All-American.^[9] She 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.^[6]

In 1999, Scott-Arruda was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.^[10]

In her first major international competition, Scott-Arruda won a silver medal at the1994 Goodwill Games inSaint Petersburg.^[11] In her career, she played in over 420 matches and won numerous medals, winning silver medals at the2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany,^[5] the 2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing, and the 2012 Summer Olympics inLondon.^[12] She reportedly had a spike height of 128 inches (3.25 meters).^[13]

Scott-Arruda carried the flag for the United States at the opening ceremony of the2007 Pan American Games inRio de Janeiro.^[5]

In 2019, Scott-Arruda visitedFiji as a Sports Envoy for theU.S. State Department'sSports Diplomacy Office.^[6][14]

Scott-Arruda's parents are Charles Young and Vera Scott.^[6] She has one brother, Charles, and one sister, Stefanie.^[6] She was married to Eduardo Arruda, a former member of the Brazilian national team and they have a daughter Juliánné Arruda who is now 14 as of 2024.^[6][15] She learned to speak Portuguese fluently while living inBrazil.^[15]

• Three-time AVCA All-American
• 1994 Honda-Broderick Award
• 1999 Long Beach State Hall of Fame
• 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"
• 2016 International Volleyball Hall of Fame

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• International Volleyball Hall of Fame profile
• Danielle Scott atOlympics.com
• Danielle Racquel Scott at theEuropean Volleyball Confederation
• Danielle Scott-Arruda atOlympedia
• Long Beach State Hall of Fame profile
• Volleybox.net profile
• Danielle Scott-Arruda at NBC Olympics at theWayback Machine (archived 2008-08-01)

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

• 1972 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• American women's volleyball players
• Long Beach State Beach women's volleyball players
• Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Olympic silver medalists for the United States in volleyball
• Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games
• Volleyball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
• Volleyball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Volleyball players at the 2007 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
• Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games
• Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in volleyball
• Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in volleyball
• Middle blockers
• American expatriate volleyball players in Japan
• American expatriate volleyball players in Italy
• American expatriate volleyball players in Brazil
• 21st-century American sportswomen
• International Volleyball Hall of Fame inductees
• 20th-century American sportswomen
• Woodlawn High School (East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana) alumni

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