Williams missed the first week of PLL action in Albany where the Whipsnakes lost 12-11 to Chrome, but he was back in the fold for Week 2 against Atlas in Charlotte, North Carolina, and he did not miss a beat when transitioning back to field lacrosse.

Back in the national spotlight on ABC, Williams and the Whipsnakes fell short to Atlas 12-11, but it was not due to his effort. The Silver Creek graduate wasted no time getting back on the scoresheet with a pair of goals, tying for a game-high 10 shots in the contest.

The following weekend, Williams helped the Whipsnakes defeat Redwoods 18-11 and added another two goals to go along with an assist.

After Week 3 of the PLL season, it was time for Williams to play for his third team in the span of just a month, this time receiving the highest honor, representing the Haudenosaunee in the World Championships.

Silver Creek graduate Zed Williams has played for both the Haudenosaunee and Whipsnakes, pictured, this summer.

However, while representing the strong Haudenosaunee lineup, Williams did not play his usual position up front in that attack, but rather picked up a long pole and played on defense. What was unique with Williams in the first game of the tournament against England was the equipment he was using, deciding to brandish a traditional wooden long pole. In that first game, the Haudenosaunee dominated England en route to an 18-5 victory.

The Haudenosaunee dropped its next two matches of the tournament, against eventual winners United States 9-7 and then runner-up Canada 8-7. Williams and the Haudenosaunee defense was the only squad, other than the U.S. and Canada, to limit the top two teams to less than 10 goals in a game.

The Haudenosaunee finished group play with a 10-6 victory over Australia — during which Williams picked up his only point of the tournament, an assist — before rattling off a 13-3 first-round playoff win over Hong Kong, China and then a quarterfinal victory over Japan 10-5.

Canada got the best of the Haudenosaunee again in the semifinals 12-7, setting up U.S. and Canada final and Haudenosaunee and Australia bronze medal game.

Williams and the Haudenosaunee finished the tournament with an 11-6 victory and brought home the bronze medal.

After winning the bronze medal, Williams returned to the Whipsnakes and the attack position. In the Week 4 matchup against Archers, Williams began to hit his true offensive form with a goal and three assists in the 15-12 loss.

His offensive prowess began showing shades of his 2020 MVP performance the following week in the Whipsnakes 16-13 loss to the Waterdogs in which he scored a whopping five goals and added two assists for seven points.

This Sunday, Williams will look to continue his offensive rise when the Whipsnakes take on the Chaos at 5:30 p.m. Through just four games, Williams is already flying up the leaderboards with 16 points in four contests, just six points behind Cannons’ Asher Nolting and Redwoods’ Ryder Garnsey with 22 points in five games.