Williams spent five years at Lafayette, serving as defensive coordinator and recruiting and travel coordinator for four seasons before filling in as head coach last spring. He helped the Leopards man down defense rank among the top 15 in the nation three times, while USILA Scholar All-American Erik Cannon earned second-team All-Patriot League in 2015.

In 2018, Scott McAvoy received the Patriot League Outstanding Leadership and Character Award, and Lafayette was second in the league with 27 recipients on the academic honor roll.

Williams, a Florham Park, N.J., native, was also an assistant coach at the University of Scranton (Pa.).

A standout player at Lycoming College (Pa.), he graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. Williams was a four-year starter at midfield for the Warriors, earning first-team All-Middle Atlantic Conference honors in 2009 and second team recognition in 2010. Williams finished his career with 97 goals and 40 assists for 137 total points.