After the official selection camps from May 5-8 at the Team Canada Volleyball Centre at the University of Manitoba for the women's squad, Volleyball Canada announced the Senior Women's Indoor A and B National Teams for the 2010 season. This year's women's team includes three current Manitoba Bisons and one alumnus player.
Current Bison and middle hitter Tricia Mayba plus Bison alumnus left side hitter Tammy Mahon were named to the A team while current Bison and left side hitter Ashley Voth was selected to the A/B Team and current Bison and setter Sam Loewen was on the B Team. In addition, Manitoba Bisons head coach Ken Bentley was named Team Canada Head Coach for the B Team training group this season.
Mayba, 20, earned her first selection to the Team Canada Senior's Team. In the 2009-10 season, she was named as a CIS Championship Tournament All-Star after the Bisons won a silver medal at the 2010 CIS Nationals. In the regular season, Mayba, in her third season with Manitoba, was ranked sixth in Canada West hitting percentage with a .289 after the conference regular season. In team stats, the Winnipeg native was fourth with 134 kills, tied for second with 57 overall blocks and fifth with nine service aces this season.
Voth, 21, earned her fifth consecutive selection to the Team Canada Senior's Team. In the 2009-10 season, she was named as 2009-10 CIS First Team All-Canadian and also received 2009-10 Canada West First Team All-Star recognition in her fourth year at Manitoba. The Winnipeg native was fifth in the conference in hitting percentage at .294, ninth in conference kills at 3.03 per game (68 games/206 kills) and ranked ninth in conference points with 3.71 per game during the conference regular season. Voth was named as a CIS Championship Tournament All-Star after the Bisons won a silver medal at the 2010 CIS Nationals.
Loewen, 21, earns her third consecutive selection to the Senior Team. In her third season, Loewen was named 2009-10 Canada West Second Team All-Star as she continued to lead the Bisons at the setter position. The East St. Paul, MB native was first in Canada West in assists with 10.15 per game (68 games/690 assists) plus in team stats, she was sixth on the Bisons with 67 kills, second with 20 service aces and fourth at 120 digs over the conference regular season.
Mahon, from Holland, MB, was first selected to Team Canada in 2001. She was named Bison Sports Female Athlete of the Year (2002-03), CIS First Team All-Canadian (2002-03), CIS Second Team All-Canadian (2001-02), CIS Championship MVP (2001-02), Canada West First Team All-Star (2001-02, 2002-03) and part of four CIS medal winning teams (two gold, one silver and one bronze).
