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]
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]
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]