| Danielle Scott-Arruda | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Danielle Scott-Arruda | |||||||||||||||
| Born | October 1, 1972 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||
| Spike | 325 cm (128 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Block | 302 cm (119 in) | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Middle blocker | |||||||||||||||
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| 1994–present | United States | |||||||||||||||
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Danielle Racquel Scott-Arruda[1] (born October 1, 1972) is an American indoor volleyball player. She has played at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and the 2008 Summer Olympics, tying a U.S. female volleyball athlete record for Olympic appearances.[2] She's currently playing professionally for Brazilian league São Bernardo. Scott-Arruda carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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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.
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 in her career 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.
Scott-Arruda has played in 371 international matches, as of August 24, 2008.[4]
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| Preceded by Ljubov Sokolova |
World Grand Prix Best Scorer 2001 |
Succeeded by Hao Yang |
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