Athlete of the Week: Volleyball’s Karly Dantuma

The senior opposite hitter’s strong offensive play helped Biola to a conference opening sweep.

Joel Ashor, Sports Editor • September 12, 2018

Karly Dantuma stretches her hand toward the ball as it flies over the net

Senior opposite hitter Karly Dantuma attempts a kill during the Eagles’ game against Western Washington on Sept. 1. Courtesy of George Rodriguez/Biola Athletics

The start of conference play is typically when coaches look to their senior leadership to make a difference and motivate the team. Senior opposite hitter Karly Dantuma filled that role, helping the Eagles to a sweep in their first PacWest game of the season against Fresno Pacific University on Sept. 8.

The lefty was a big presence on offense last season for Biola, and so far, this season has been no different. Time and time again, Dantuma has made clutch kills and shown the leadership needed to push a team to a tough win.

In their home opener at Chase gymnasium, Dantuma tallied seven kills to help her team sweep the Sunbirds. Her presence at the net helped force many FPU hitting errors and she also dominated from the backside, hitting the ball well all night.

Despite suffering their first PacWest loss of the season at Point Loma Nazarene University on Sept. 11, Dantuma was a bright spot, racking up eight kills to help the Eagles stay close in every set.

For her strong offensive play and leadership, Dantuma is our Chimes Athlete of the Week.

Last two games: 15 kills, 1 block

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Joel Ashor, Sports Editor

Joel Ashor is a junior broadcast journalism major with a love for sports, friends, and history. Joel is a Notre Dame football, Angels baseball, and Boston Celtics fan. [email protected] Growing up in the small city of Santa Maria, California as the youngest of four boys, I was always surrounded by things much earlier than normal, due to the fact that I experienced things through my much older brothers. One of the things I experienced was sports, and when I started watching and seeing what it looked like to be on a sports team, I fell in love. In my family, sports is not really an option, it just is something that we all do. Luckily my parents never had to force me or my brothers to play sports because we all had a passion for it. From a young age I immersed myself in the culture of sports, watching any sport that was on, growing a particular liking to college football. My uncle attended the University of Notre Dame, and my whole family are die-hard Irish fans. Naturally I became one as well, and I remember Saturday mornings with the family quite clearly. As I grew older I began to see and understand more about what it took to broadcast a live sports game, and I became quite intrigued by it. I decided I wanted to be involved with sports for the rest of my life and cover it in some form. One of the sports commentators I look up to greatly and have always liked is NBC sports reporter Bob Costas, who is a jack of all trades broadcaster and covers all sports from the Olympics to football and many more. I aspire to be a broadcast journalist someday, and the Chimes is an excellent way to hone my skills and continue to practice writing and talking about sports. I look forward to my growth while working with the Chimes in reporting accurately and quickly, and cannot wait to cover Biola sports.

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