Gabe Williams makes the transition from the field to the sideline for the 2018 campaign as the former Buff now serves as WT’s Graduate Assistant Coach.
Williams played in 47 matches while making 23 start in over 2,000 minutes of action for the Buffs during his time in Maroon & White. He finished his playing career with six goals to go along with five assists for 17 career points.
During his senior campaign in 2017, Williams saw time in 16 matches for the Buffs with 10 starts as he dished out three assists on the season. As a junior in 2016, Williams appeared in 19 matches making eight starts while playing 716 minutes at forward and in the midfield for the Buffs. He scored three goals and two assists for a total of eight points on 25 shots (9 SOG) as a junior. He had a goal and an assist in WT’s 5-0 win over Eastern New Mexico on Nov. 1 in the Heartland Conference Tournament Quarterfinals. He played a season-high 69 minutes against UT Permian Basin on Oct. 1 at The Pitch.
Williams made five starts and appeared in the first seven games of the 2014 season for the Buffs before suffering a season-ending injury. Williams logged 225 minutes on the pitch, scoring one goal for two points on the season and placed four of his five shots on target for a .800 SOG%.
As a sophomore in 2013, Williams saw time in five matches during 187 minutes of action. H scored two goals for four points. while taking seven shots, three of them being shots-on-goal. He scored his first collegiate goal in his first collegiate game, a victory over Colorado State-Pueblo at The Pitch in Canyon.
Williams graduated from Hendrickson (Texas) High School in 2012 where he played forward for the Hawks under head coach Bill Anderson. Williams was a second team All-District 49-4A selection as a sophomore as the Hawks won the District Championship and advanced to the Section Finals, as a junior he led the team to an 18-3-6 overall record and the Regional Semifinals.
