TORONTO - The reigning OUA most valuable player, Raheem Rose, scored his first two tallies of the season, finding the back of the net twice on Sunday to help lead the Rams men's soccer team to a 4-0 victory over the Nipissing Lakers.
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It didn't take long for the Rams offence to get going on Sunday afternoon as Rose (Toronto) netted his first of the game in just the fifth minute of play. Five minutes later, freshman centreback Robert Boskovic (Mississauga, Ont.) sent a booming seeing-eye pass from the back line up to a streaking Luka Lee (Toronto) who chipped the ball over the Lakers keeper for his second in as many games.
The Rams lead increased to 3-0 at halftime as Nick Lambis (Pickering, Ont.) got his foot on a scramble in the box in the 45th minute just before the whistle blew.
In the second half the Rams maintained possession and buckled down defensively giving the Lakers no room to generate a comeback. Rose added more insurance in the 53rd minute to round out the scoring.
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"Although you want to win every game, honestly the score is irrelevant at this point," said head coach Filip Prostran after the match. "Last year we won the conference, the year before we make it to the Final Four and didn't quite make nationals. Finishing the top of the table isn't our goal...but to improve on every game, that's the real piece."
Boskovic finished with two assists on the game for his first points as a Ram.
Ryerson (2-0-0) will return to action on Saturday, September 3 when they host the UOIT Ridgebacks starting at 3:15 p.m. at Monarch Park.
