Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda[1] (born October 1, 1972) is an American former volleyball player. She 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][4]
For her lifetime achievements in the sport, Scott-Arruda was inducted into the International Volleyball Hall of Fame in 2016.[4]
High school edit
Scott-Arruda was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[4] She attended Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, where she was an All-State athlete in volleyball and basketball.[5]
College edit
Scott-Arruda played volleyball for Long Beach State. In 1991, she helped Long Beach State to the NCAA Championship match.[6] In 1992, she was the Big West Conference Player of the Year and helped Long Beach State to the NCAA semifinals.[6] In 1993, Scott-Arruda led the 49ers to the NCAA National Championship.[4][6] She was American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-Northwest Region and the Big West Conference Player of the Year, as she led the nation in hitting percentage.[6] She was also the National Player of the Year.[5] In 1994, she won the Honda-Broderick Award (now the Honda Sports Award) as the nation's best female collegiate volleyball player.[4][7]
In Scott-Arruda's collegiate career, she posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs, and 604 blocks in volleyball.[5] She was a three-time AVCA All-American.[8] 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.[5]
In 1999, Scott-Arruda was inducted into the Long Beach State Hall of Fame.[9]
International competition edit
In her first major international competition, Scott-Arruda won a silver medal at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg, Russia.[10] In her career, she played in over 420 matches and won numerous medals, including silver medals at the 2002 FIVB World Championship in Germany,[4] the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[11]
Scott-Arruda carried the flag for the United States at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]
Sports Diplomacy edit
In 2019, Scott-Arruda visited Fiji as a Sports Envoy for the U.S. State Department's Sports Diplomacy Office.[5][12]
Personal life edit
Scott-Arruda's parents are Charles Young and Vera Scott.[5] She has one brother, Charles, and one sister, Stefanie.[5] 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.[5][13] She learned to speak Portuguese fluently while living in Brazil.[13]
Individual awards edit
- 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
References edit
- ^ "Finasa Atletas". Cbv.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved July 14, 2008.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Danielle Scott-Arruda". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
- ^ Hersh, Philip (July 16, 2008). "Fourth time the volleyball charm?". latimesblogs.latimes.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e f g "Danielle Scott-Arruda". International Volleyball Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Nai, Mereleki (September 29, 2019). "Five-time US Olympian, Danielle Scott-Arruda: Work Hard With Clear Vision". Fiji Sun. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Danielle Scott". TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Past Honda Sports Award Winners for Volleyball". Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "Women's Volleyball All-America Teams and Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "Danielle Scott". Longbeachstate.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ Krastev, Todor. "Women Volleyball Goodwill Games 1994 Sankt Petersburg (RUS) - 07-.08 Winner Soviet Union". Todor66.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Olympic Glory with Danielle Scott-Arruda: The Third Interview in a Four-Part Series". Louisiana State Museum. Archived from the original on July 29, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "Sports and Public Diplomacy Envoys (2005-Present)". Eca.state.gov. Archived from the original on October 9, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ a b Cazenueve, Brian (December 14, 2011). "After pregnancy, U.S. volleyballer hopes for fifth Olympic team". Sports Illustrated. New York City: Time Inc. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
External links edit
- International Volleyball Hall of Fame Profile
- Danielle Scott at Olympics.com
- Danielle Racquel Scott at the European Volleyball Confederation
- Danielle Scott-Arruda at Olympedia
- Long Beach State Hall of Fame Profile
- Volleybox.net Profile
- Danielle Scott-Arruda at NBC Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-08-01)
