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a new role for Williams as he closes out his college career. Virginia hasn’t reached the final four since 2011, and it has lacked charismatic offensive players capable of scoring at will in crucial moments for much of that drought. Williams could fix that as an attackman, rather than as a midfielder. Tiffany and assistant coach Sean Kirwan moved Williams to attack as they installed their up-tempo system that created so much success at Brown the last two seasons. “He really fits well into that
ATTACK
Dylan Molloy // Brown, Sr. Pat Spencer // Loyola, So. Connor Cannizzaro // Denver, Sr. (above)
MIDFIELD
Sergio Perkovic // Notre Dame, Sr. Zach Miller // Denver, Sr. Sergio Salcido // Syracuse, R-Sr.
LONG-STICK MIDFIELD Larken Kemp // Brown, Sr. (above)
role,” Tiffany said. “We were fortunate to have [Dylan] Molloy and [Kylor] Bellistri and [Henry] Blynn, big, strong goal-scoring attackmen who had a shoot-first mentality and never worried about when we shot, whether it was in transition or early in a possession. They were always ready to score, and Zed has the same mentality.” Williams could prove to be
a perfect match for his new coach in more ways than one. Tiffany grew up near the Onondaga Reservation in central New York and admitted he is eager to reconnect with the Iroquois community. This much also is clear:
Virginia was the right fit for Williams — and his family. When major events happened back home, the message from his parents and siblings remained the same: You’re where we want you to be. Williams also received
support from his box lacrosse teammates.
SHORT-STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD Isiah Davis-Allen // Maryland, Sr. (above) DEFENSE
Christian Burgdorf // Denver, Sr. Chris Fennell // Navy, Sr. Austin Pifani // North Carolina, Sr.
FACEOFF Trevor Baptiste // Denver, Jr. (above)
GOALIE Shane Doss // Notre Dame, Sr.
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“A friend passed away and I always carry him with me. His name is Carney Johnson. Those people up in Canada with the Six Nations, me and my brothers, they put us under their wing,” Williams said. “To those people, I want to make them proud.” Williams has done that while following his own route during his college career. “There’s a tendency for all of us to want to paint all these guys with the same brush,” Starsia said. “This is a little bit more independent soul, I think, and it’s one of the things I really admire about him. It’s been a little bit different path for him. There’s more here than you would expect. It’s not a simple sketch and it’s not as easily predicted as people might think.” USL
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