Danielle Scott Long Beach State Baton Rouge, La. 6' 2" - Middle Blocker Joined Team: May 1994

MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: 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…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.

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: 2003: - Helped the United States earn a bronze medal at the 2003 World Cup and a berth in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece…Finished first on the team and eighth among all players with 152 total points in 11 matches (110 kills, 40 blocks, 2 aces) as the United States went 8-3…On the season Scott played in 128 of a possible 163 sets and finished first on the team in blocks (89) and hitting percentage (.486)…Ranked second on the squad in total points (433) and points per set (3.38), third in total kills (326) and tied for fifth in service aces (18)…Named to the USA Volleyball 75th Anniversary Women's 1978-2003 All-Era Team in May…Plays professionally for Pallavolo Chieri in Italy. 2002: - Won a silver medal at the 2002 Women's Volleyball World Championships…Started all 11 matches at the World Championships and averaged 10.6 points per match…Captured Best Blocker honors at the World Championships after leading all players with 38 total stuffs…Played professionally for the Pioneer Red Wings in Japan's V-League…Earned the league's Best Blocker honor for the past season. 2001 - Named Most Valuable Player of the World Grand Prix after earning Best Scorer and Best Blocker awards…Played professionally for A.D.C. BCN in Brazil. 2000 - Finished the season as the team leader in kills (423), blocks (140) and hitting percentage (.347)…Earned the MVP honor at the NIKE Americas' Volleyball Challenge after posting 36 kills, 17 digs, 15 blocks and a .359 hitting percentage in 12 games played...Sparked the team to an Olympic berth with nine stuff blocks in the championship match against Canada...Led the team in kills (60) and blocks (15) at the BCV Volley Masters...Posted a career-high 10 blocks versus Brazil...Led the team with 18 kills and eight blocks in a four-set upset of Brazil...Led the team in kills (133), blocks (37) and hitting percentage (.332) at the Grand Prix…Led the team and the Olympic Games in blocking with 33 stuffs…Added 101 kills, 32 digs, five aces and a .343 hitting percentage. 1999 - Led the team in total kills (92) and blocks (17) en route to a bronze medal at the Pan American Games…Posted a season high 24 kills on the Brazil Tour…Helped the team qualify for the World Cup with 46 kills and 13 blocks at the NORCECA Championship...Her 39 blocks ranked among the top five at the World Cup...Also posted 97 kills and seven aces. 1996 - Earned the starting middle blocker position in the final two Olympic Games matches, leading the team in kills versus Germany for seventh place. 1995 - Helped Team USA claim the World Grand Prix title with victories over Cuba, Brazil and China. Saw extensive playing time off the bench. 1994 - Joined the team on a full-time basis in the summer of 1994, earning a spot on the roster for the Goodwill Games, Grand Prix and World Championships. Paced the team with 22 kills in a victory over Germany.

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: A three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First-Team All-American…The all-time NCAA career hitting percentage leader (.421). Posted 1,778 kills, 693 digs and 604 blocks in her career at Long Beach State. 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. 1993 - Led the 49ers to the NCAA Championships. AVCA and Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year. Honda Award recipient as nation's best female volleyball player. AVCA All-Northwest Region and Big West Conference Player of the Year. Led the country in hitting percentage. 1992 - AVCA and Volleyball Monthly First-Team All-American…AVCA All-Northwest Region…Big West Conference Player of the Year...Helped the 49ers reach the national semifinals...Led the country in hitting percentage. 1991 - AVCA First-Team All-American. Asics/Volleyball Monthly Second-Team All-American…All-Northwest Region…First-Team All-Big West Conference…Helped the 49ers reach the NCAA Championship match.

PERSONAL: Danielle Scott was born Oct. 1, 1972 to Charles Young and Vera Scott…She has one brother (Charles) and one sister (Stefanie)…Lists her mother and father as the people she admires most because they are "awesome role models"…Earned All-Big West honors in basketball at Long Beach State…Lists "The Color Purple" as her favorite movie and the Los Angeles Lakers as her favorite sports teams.