The new No. 1 team in Canada will continue their quest for an OUA championship with the last pair of playoff tune-ups. The York University Lions men's soccer team hosts the Queen's Gaels Friday night, then finish their regular season schedule at Richardson Stadium Sunday afternoon in Kingston, Ont.
 
The Match-up: No. 1 York (7-1) vs. Queen's (4-2-2)
 
Game Details
Friday, Oct. 29 @ 8:15pm at York, OUA.tv
Sunday, Oct. 31 @ 3pm at Queen's, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 3-0-1 at home, 3-1-0 on the road
Queen's – 2-1-1 at home, 2-1-1 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Tied 1
Queen's – Won 2
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions solidified their place as one of the best in the OUA over this past weekend, taking four of six points over the Carleton Ravens with a win on Friday and a draw on Sunday.
• Despite missing Soji Olatoye, who is third on the Lions in scoring, Dieu Merci Yuma was still able to contribute with a goal on a penalty in the second game versus Sunday.

 
Queen's

• Queen's enters this contest on a two-match win streak after dispatching the RMC Paladins in back to back contests, 3-0 and 6-1. The second game was especially dominant and saw the Gaels direct 31 shots to the net, as opposed to RMC's six. However, in Game 1, Queen's struggled to even maintain a shot count advantage – it finished at 15-12.
• Jason Cho vaulted to the team lead in scoring with a hat trick on Sunday, making his season goal total five. He passed Andrea Gortana for the team lead in scoring – Gortana, a forward, has three goals on the year.

 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
George Tzimas: Third-year goalkeeper … Allowed first goal since Sept. 23 against Carleton, which ended up being the play of the week … Had 13 saves vs. Carleton on Oct. 24 … Three of his five wins have been shutouts … Spent one season with the St. Thomas Tommies, posting an undefeated record in nine regular-season games and helping the team finish in second place in the standings and reach the CCAA national tournament.
 
Dieu Merci Yuma: Fourth-year forward … York's top scorer with 12 goals and four assists in eight games this season … Tied for OUA lead in scoring with 12 goals, leads the entire conference with 15 points, 4.5 shots per game … Has already eclipsed his point total from 2019 season, where he earned 14 points and was the team's top scorer … Won York male athlete of the week award for the period ending Oct. 3 after recording a goal, an assist and four shots during the Sept. 30 win over Ontario Tech … Also earned male athlete of the week for the period ending Oct. 10 … Former professional player who earned a fourth division championship in Portugal with FC Electrios.
 
Queen's
 
Jason Cho: Third-year forward … Leads the team in scoring with five goals … Earned Queen's male athlete of the week award for the period ending Oct. 24 … Kinesiology major from Quispamsis, N.B.
 
Bruno Chan: Fourth-year forward … After only posting one point in the first six games of the season, he has six in his last two games … Including two goals and one assist versus RMC on Oct. 24 … Has three goals on four shots in 2021 … Kinesiology major from Recife, Brazil.