2025-26
• Played in 27 games, totaling four points on a goal and three assists.
• Fifth on the team with 25 blocked shots
• Scored first collegiate goal and blocked two shots in 4-1 win at Colgate (Nov. 1)
• Season-high three blocked shots in 5-3 setback at Canisius (Jan. 16)
• Primary assist on what proved to be the game-winning goal and blocked two shots in 4-2 win at Niagara (Jan. 23)
• Closed the regular season with an assist and two blocked shots in 3-2 setback at Holy Cross (Feb. 28)
• Assist in 5-4 OT lost at Holy Cross in AHA Quarterfinal game-two (Mar. 7)
2024-25
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AHA All-Academic Team
• Appeared in 27 games during his first season with the Tigers
• Finished sixth on the team with 27 blocked shots
• Blocked two shots in collegiate debut vs. Clarkson (Oct. 6)
• Blocked a season-high three shots vs. Colgate (Oct. 26) for one of nine games with multiple blocks
• Logged his first career point with an assist opposite Robert Morris (Dec. 6)
BEFORE RIT
• Played two seasons with the Janesville Jets, finishing sixth among NAHL defensemen during the 2023-24 season with 23 points (2G/21A) in only 28 games.
• Valedictorian and National Honor Society member during time at Fairfield Union High School.
PERSONAL
• Ryan Williams is the son of Heather and Todd Williams.
• Has one older sister – Victoria.
• Born in Columbus, Ohio.
• Father played Division I soccer at the University of Rhode Island.
• Spends his spare time golfing, hunting, fishing, surfing and working on cars.
• Best advice received “You never know who is watching - no matter what happens, you can always do something to positively or negatively affect you.”
• Credits one of his first coaches with having the most influence on his career, “Darcy taught me everything I needed to know about the game and would always tell me to just be patient and everything I wanted to come true would.”
• Washington Capitals fan, favorite player is Shea Theodore.
• Once sang the national anthem at a Cleveland Cavaliers game when he was in high school.
