The No. 7 nationally ranked University of Toronto Varsity Blues men's soccer team defeated the RMC Paladins 9-0 on Sunday (Sept. 14) afternoon in Kingston, Ont.
Second-year midfielder Niklas Hallam led the way for the Blues offensively. The kinesiology student finished the match with four goals.

U of T's offence got going early with a Hallam goal in the fourth minute of the match. In the eighth minute, first-year forward Gianluca Scutri socred his first of two goals in the match to double the lead. Two minutes later, first-year midfielder Colin Pate added another goal for the Blue and White. First-year defender Cedric Ngounou's 23^rd minute goal gave U of T a 4-0 advantage that they brought into halftime.

Toronto's offence continued to showcase its skills throughout the second half. Hallam scored a hat trick in the second half. Meanwhile, second-year midfielder Jacob Prested added a goal in the 52^nd minute and Scutri netted his second goal of the match in the 89^th minute.

The Blues defence was also on display, giving up just one shot on target which was stopped by first-year goaltender Charles Donvito, earning him a clean sheet.

The Blues next game is against the No. 6 nationally ranked TMU Bold in a U SPORTS Top 10 matchup at Varsity Stadium on Friday (Sept. 19) night. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. with tickets available at varsityblues.ca/tickets. The game will also be live streamed on oua.tv.