Tolba named AUS Rookie of the Year
Joining Mohammed Tolba as a first team all-star is Sincalir Astridge and Jack Ellis.
Dalhousie Tigers striker Mohammed Tolba is the 2024 AUS Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Year.
A Medical Science student from Stellarton, N.S., Tolba played in 11 of 12 games this season, scoring three goals and adding four assists. With Tolba’s help, the Tigers recorded a 6-4-2 record this season – good enough for fourth place in the AUS standings and a trip to the post-season.
Tolba’s top rookie win is the first for a player from Dalhousie since Bezick Evraire earned the honour back in 2011. He will now represent the AUS as the conference's nominee for the Lou Bilek Award for U SPORTS Rookie of the Year. The only Atlantic conference players to be honoured as the nation’s top freshman are UNB’s John Fish in 2004 and Dalhousie’s Simon Richardson in 2001.
Joining Tolba on the first team all-star roster is Sinclair Astridge and Jack Ellis.
A second year keeper, Astridge started 11 of the 12 games for the Tigers this season. He earned three clean sheets, stopping 44 shots. He ended the regular season with a .760 save percentage. He was named the PepsiCo athlete of the week on October 7.
Hailing from Liverpool, Engalnd, Ellis started all 12 games for the Tigers this season. The fourth year defender helped his team to earn three clean sheet this season. Ellis also added a goal and an assist this season. He was named the PepsiCo athlete of the week on October 7.