KINGSTON, Ont. - Adam Hemati (Vaughan, ON) scored twice as the Ryerson Rams torched the Queen's Gaels 4-0 at Miklas-McCarney Field in OUA men's soccer action Saturday afternoon. Raheem Rose (Toronto) and Luka Lee (Toronto) also scored to keep the Rams' perfect start to the season intact. The victory bumps their record to 7-0 and puts them back atop the OUA East division with 21 points. Meanwhile, Queen's falls to 4-2-1 and currently sit in fourth.
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Rose got Ryerson going early. The third-year midfielder fired the ball between the pipes in the 8th minute to give the Rams the early advantage. His OUA-leading sixth goal of the year was a bittersweet moment for the squad though. After depositing the ball into the net, Rose came down hard and had to be helped off the field. He didn't play the rest of the match.
That didn't deter Ryerson. In the dying seconds of the first half, Hemati was taken down by a Gaels' defender in the area and awarded a penalty shot. The Rams' captain made no mistake. His shot sent Ryerson to the break with a 2-0 lead.
The Rams continued to push in the second half. Nick Lambis (Pickering, ON) beautifully touched a ball across to Lee who tapped it into the empty net to make it 3-0. Only a few minutes after that, Hemati's header off a corner kick found its way between the pipes to widen the gap further. His third of the season rounded out the scoring.
Praveen Ahilan (Unionville, ON) stopped five shots for his fifth clean sheet of the season while Queen's goalkeeper Daniel van Woerkens surrendered four goals on ten shots. Through seven games, Ryerson has only allowed one goal and scored 21.
The Rams will look to make it eight straight wins tomorrow afternoon when they take on the last-placed RMC Paladins (0-7). Kick off at Navy Bay Field 5 is scheduled for 3:15 p.m.