Career Summary
- Played in a school-record 67 games and made 52 starts (all but five on attack).
- Finished career with 102 goals and 55 assists for 157 points.
- Just the 15th player in school history with 100 goals and 50 assists.
- One of 24 players in school history with 150+ points and one of 20 with 100+ goals.
- Finished career tied for 15th in career goals and tied for 21st in career points.
- Four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.
- Two-time Second Team All-Big Ten.
- All-American once (HM as a sophomore in 2018).
Of Note
- Ranked as the #6 freshman in the nation by Inside Lacrosse.
- Ranked as the #3 freshman attackman in the nation by Inside Lacrosse.
2021
- Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team.
- Returned for fifth year after NCAA granted all players an extra year after 2020 season was cut short by COVID-19 pandemic.
- Finished second on the team in goals (23), tied for second in points (35) and tied for third in assists (12).
- Made a move to midfield for the first five games of the season before starting the last eight games on attack.
- Scored once in season-opening game against Ohio State-1 and added a goal and one assist in a 14-7 win at Michigan-1.
- Tallied two goals and three assists in a loss at third-ranked Maryland-1.
- Scored twice in a 13-6 win against Penn State and added one goal in a loss to seventh-ranked Rutgers-1.
- Scored two goals and added one assist in an 11-8 loss at Penn State-2 in his first game back on attack and added one goal - an extra-man tally - against Michigan-2.
- Tallied three goals and added two assists in a 14-12 loss at Ohio State-2. Second assist against the Buckeyes was the 50th of his career.
- Punched up a season-high four goals and added an assist for five points at seventh-ranked Rutgers-2.
- Counted one goal and two assists for three points in a 14-13 loss to top-ranked Maryland-2.
- Scored four goals to lead Johns Hopkins to a 15-7 win at Penn State in the B1G Quarterfinals and came back with one goal and one assist in a 12-10 win over #6 Rutgers in the Big Ten Semifinals.
- Tallied an assist in a 12-10 loss to top-ranked Maryland in the B1G title game.
2020
- Started all six games on attack.
- Led the team in points (17) and assists (6) and tied for the team lead in goals (11).
- Ranked second on the team with 14 ground balls and added one caused turnovers.
- Rang up three goals and four assists for seven points in season-opening win against Towson. Assist and point totals were career highs.
- Added three goals against North Carolina, one assist at Princeton and one goal against top-ranked Syracuse.
- Willed Johns Hopkins to a 13-12 come-from-behind overtime win against Mount St. Mary's with four goals and one assist. Scored three of his goals and added an assist in the final 8:12 of regulation to force overtime.
2019
- Second Team All-Big Ten for the second consecutive year.
- Academic All-Big Ten selection for second straight year.
- Second on the team in points (46) and assists (19) and third in goals (27).Â
- Tallied one goal and a team-high three assists for four points in the season opener at Towson and added one goal against second-ranked Loyola.
- Totaled two assists and a pair of GBs in 11-10 win at 10th-ranked North Carolina.
- Tallied first hat trick of the season with three goals and one assist in a 14-12 win at Princeton. Scored twice against the Tigers during a 9-3 run that turned a 7-5 third-quarter deficit into a 14-10 lead.
- Matched career high with three assists and added two goals for five points in a 12-10 win over Delaware.
- Posted two assists against Virginia and came back with one goal and one assist at Michigan. Goal against the Wolverines was the 50th of his career.
- Fueled JHU’s win over Rutgers with a three-goal, two-assist effort. All three goals came during a 10-5 game-opening spurt and both assists came in final 25 mins as JHU held off the Scarlet Knights for a 15-13 victory.
- Scored twice against eighth-ranked Ohio State. Tied the game at 13-13 with just over two minutes left in regulation before OSU prevailed 14-13.
- Scored a team-high three goals against top-ranked Penn State and came back with three goals and one assist to spark a 16-11 come-from-behind win at second-ranked Maryland.
- Sparked 12-7 win over Maryland in the B1G Semifinals with three goals and two assists.
- Added two goals and one assist in the Big Ten Championship game against top-ranked Penn State to land a spot on the all-tournament team.
- Closed season with two goals and one assist at Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2018
- Honorable Mention USILA All-American.
- Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse All-American.
- Second Team All-Big Ten and named to Big Ten All-Tournament Team.
- Academic All-Big Ten.
- Finished second on the team in goals (35) and fourth in points (49) and assists (14).
- Notched one goal against Towson in the season-opener and added an assist at Loyola.
- Recorded the first hat trick of his career with three goals against North Carolina.
- Came back with a four-goal performance against Princeton. All four goals came after halftime and fueled a 12-2 Blue Jay run that put the game away.
- Tallied four goals and one assist to fuel an 18-7 victory at seventh-ranked Syracuse. The five points were a then career high and landed him Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week honors and a spot on the USILA Team of the Week.
- First Johns Hopkins player with three straight hat tricks since Ryan Brown late in the 2016 season.
- Scored twice and added one assist to fuel a 13-6 win over UMBC and matched those totals in a 14-8 win over Delaware.
- Fueled 15-13 come-from-behind win at Virginia with three goals in the victory. Scored all three goals after halftime as JHU erased a 9-2 deficit - tallied the first two goals after intermission in what became a 13-2 JHU run that turned the 9-2 deficit into a 15-11 lead.
- Grabbed second Big Ten Offensive POW award and a spot on the USILA Team of the Week after a two-goal, four-assist showing at 10th-ranked Rutgers. Four assists and six points were a career high ... he had never posted more than one assist in a game at JHU prior to this.
- Totaled four goals, including three in the second half, in a 13-10 win over Ohio State (reg. season), and added three goals and two assists at Penn State.
- Ignited 13-10 Big Ten Tournament title game win over Maryland with a career-high five goals and one assist. Scored four of his goals and added an assist during an 8-1 run that turned a 7-5 deficit into a 13-8 lead.
- Tallied an assist against Georgetown in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and added two goals against Duke in the NCAA Quarterfinals.
2017
- Played in all 15 games - one of just four freshmen to appear in all 15 games.
- Finished 10th on the team in scoring with six goals and four assists for 10 points.
- Scored once in career debut, a 15-8 win against Navy in season opener.
- Totaled two goals and two assists through first five games of the season.
- Tallied six points in a three-game span late in the season with two goals and one assist against Michigan, one goal at eventual national champion Maryland and one goal and one assist at Ohio State in the Big Ten Semifinals.
At Loyola
- Member of lacrosse and basketball teams.
- Under Armour and US Lacrosse All-America selection as a senior.
- MVP of the 2016 Under Armour All-America game with four goals and one assist.
- Two-time First Team All-MIAA selection.
- Helped team to the MIAA Championship as a freshman and the MIAA Semifinals as a senior.
- Totaled 47 goals and 29 assists as a senior and finished career with 93 goals and 83 assists.
Personal
- Cole Williams.
- The son of Bob and Sue Williams.
- Has two older brothers, Kyle and Chad.
- Oldest brother, Kyle, played lacrosse at St. Joe's from 2010-13 and was the team's Rookie of the Year in 2010 and team MVP in 2011.
- Other brother, Chad, played at Stevenson from 2013-16 and helped Mustangs to 2013 NCAA Division III title • A defender, he started 61 games over final three seasons and earned USILA Honorable Mention All-America honors as a senior.
- Majoring in economics with a minors in entrepreneurship and management and marketing communications.
- Enrolled as a graduate student in 2021 at Johns Hopkins' Carey Business School.
