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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

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

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

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 400 matches and won 20 medals, including silver medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[11] She carried the flag for the United States at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[4]

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

Sports Diplomacy

In 2019, Scott-Arruda visited Fiji as a Sports Envoy for the U.S. State Department's Sports Diplomacy Office.[5][12]

Personal life

Scott-Arruda's parents are Charles Young and Vera Scott.[5] She has one brother, Charles, and one sister, Stefanie.[5] She is married to Eduardo Arruda, a former member of the Brazilian national team.[5][13] She learned to speak Portuguese fluently while living in Brazil.[13]

Individual awards

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