World Grand Prix (sixth place)…Italy Tour…World Championships (Silver Medal). 2001 – World Championships Qualifying (first place)…World Grand Prix (first place)…NORCECA (first place)… World Grand Champions Cup. 2000 – BCV Volley Masters... Brazil Trip...Grand Prix...NIKE Americas’ Volleyball Challenge... Olympic Games (Fourth Place). 1999 – Brazil Tour…Pan American Games…NORCECA Championship ... World Cup. 1996 – Grand Prix…Olympics. 1995 – Canada Cup…Grand Prix…Pan American Games…World Cup. 1994 – Goodwill Games…Grand Prix…World Championships. 1991 – Pan American Games.
Danielle Sco -Arruda Middle Blocker * 6-2 Baton Rouge, Louisiana College: Long Beach State Birth Date: Oct. 1, 1972 Joined Team: May 1994 MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 2009 – Pan American Cup (Fourth)…FIVB World Championship Qualifica on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G (Gold)…NORCECA Con nental Championship (4th). 2008 – U.S. Olympic Team Exhibi on for Volleyball versus Brazil…FIVB World Grand Prix (Fourth Place)… Olympic Games (Silver Medal). 2007 – Pan American Games (Bronze Medal)…FIVB World Grand Prix (Eighth Place)…NORCECA Championship (Silver Medal)…FIVB World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2006 – World Grand Prix (Seventh Place)…World Championships (Ninth Place). 2005 – Front Range Tour vs. Brazil…Montreux Volley Masters…FIVB World Championship Qualifying Tournament (Gold Medal)…NORCECA Championships (Gold Medal)…World Grand Champions Cup (Silver Medal). 2004 – Montreux Volley Masters (Silver Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)…Olympic Games. 2003 – Montreux Volley Masters…Russia Tournament… Pan American Cup (Gold Medal)…World Grand Prix (Bronze Medal)… NORCECA Zone Championships (Gold Medal)…Texas Tour…World Cup (Bronze Medal). 2002 – Utah Tour vs. Italy… Courtesy of FIVB
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2009 – Played in 48 sets in limited ac on, compiling 2.23 points per set with 0.73 blocks per set and a 44.9 kill percent…Scored 59 points in seven matches (started six matches) at the Pan American Cup, including 22 blocks as part of a 1.00 average to earn the Best Blocker of the Tournament…Hit at a .342 efficiency at the Pan American Cup and converted 46.6 percent of a acks into kills…Started all three matches of the FIVB World Championship Qualifica on Tournament – NORCECA Pool G third-round compe on in Orlando, averaging 2.29 points in seven sets played…Helped U.S. qualify for the 2010 FIVB World Championship in the NORCECA Pool G event by conver ng eight of 11 a acks into kills…Averaged 1.68 points per set during NORCECA Con nental Championship in five starts and 19 sets played…Totaled 11 points with a .444 hi ng efficiency against Dominican Republic on Sept. 26. 2008 – Played and started 12 of 15 possible sets in three-match series versus Brazil June 11-14… Averaged 2.58 points per set, including 0.83 blocks and 0.25 aces per set…A acked at a .400 efficiency (kills minus errors divided by a acks) with 18 kills on 35 swings versus Brazil…Over 46 sets at the FIVB World Grand Prix, averaged 3.13 points, 2.30 kills, 0.76 blocks and 0.07 aces per set…Converted 60.2 percent of her a acks into kills at World Grand Prix, including a .545 hi ng efficiency, but did not qualify for the Best Spiker award in the Final Round due to minimum a empts…Scored 58 points in the World Grand Prix Final round, including 22 points versus Japan on July 10…Ranked ninth in blocking during the Final Round…Compiled 85 points in eight Olympic Games matches helping Team USA to silver medal, its first medal since 1992…Averaged 2.83 points, 2.17 kills, 0.57 blocks and 0.10 aces per set while compiling a kill percent of 0.54 and kill efficiency of .438…Totaled 22 points in Olympic Games opener against Japan on Aug. 9…Added 19 points versus host China on Aug. 15, followed by a 17-point performance with 15 kills on 20 a acks against Italy in the quarterfinal round on Aug. 19. 2007 – Flag bearer for the U.S. delega on at the Pan American Games…Averaged 3.38 points and 1.00 digs per set at Pan American Games while a acking at a .342 clip…Started all 36 sets for Team USA at FIVB World Grand Prix, averaging 2.89 points, 2.11 kills and 0.69 blocks…A acked at a .381 mark during the World Grand Prix on 155 swings…Averaged 3.31 points per set at the NORCECA Championship while a acking at a .453 percentage… Turned in 2.25 kills, 0.88 blocks and 0.19 aces per set at NORCECA Championship…Moved to outside hi er for the NORCECA gold medal match and provided 14 kills on 32 swings, three blocks and an ace…Started 35 of 41 possible sets at FIVB World Cup while averaging 3.14 points, 2.11 kills, 0.89 blocks and 0.14 aces per set…At the World Cup, ranked third in Best Blocker and 25th in Best Scorer…Provided a USA team-high .464 a ack percentage during the World Cup on 140 a acks…Reached double-figure scoring in eight of 11 matches at the World Cup, including 17 points in a sweep of Korea…Credited with four or more blocks in 11 of the World Cup matches, including six versus Thailand on Nov. 10. 2006 – Averaged 2.64 points per set in nine World Grand Prix matches, despite star ng just four matches…Turned in five double-digit point performances in the Grand Prix, including 16 points in a three-set victory over Thailand on Sept. 1…Tallied 11
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