BALTIMORE, MD – The honors continue to roll in for Johns Hopkins attackman Joey Epstein, who earned a spot on the USILA Team of the Week and was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week and the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week it was announced today.  This is the first time Epstein had been named to the USILA Team of the Week, the fourth team he has earned B1G Freshman of the Week and the first time he's earn BIG Offensive Player of the Week honors.  He shared the B1G Offensive Player of the Week award with Maryland's Jared Bernhardt.
 
Epstein enjoyed the most productive game of his young career in Johns Hopkins' 15-13 win over Rutgers last Saturday.  He matched his career highs with five goals and three assists for a personal-best eight points.  The eight points are the most by a Blue Jay since Kyle Marr had nine against Michigan in 2017.  The eight-point effort is also believed to be the first for a Johns Hopkins freshman since Brian Piccola had eight against Towson in an NCAA Quarterfinal game in 1992.
 
Through 10 games, Epstein counts 28 goals and 13 assists for 41 points to his credit.  He leads the team in goals and points and ranks second in assists.  His 2.8 goals per game rank second nationally among freshmen and his 4.1 points per game rank third among rookies.  In addition, Epstein has registered at least two points in all 10 games this season.  The 10-game multi-point run is longest by a Johns Hopkins player since Joel Tinney had an 11-game run last season.
 
Johns Hopkins (6-4, 2-0 B1G) will host Ohio State (7-2, 0-2 B1G) on Sunday, April 14 at 12 pm.  The game will air live on ESPNU.