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32 Joey Epstein

  • Position Attack
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bethesda, MD
  • Highschool Landon

Biography

Of Note
- Ranked as the #1 freshman in the nation by Inside Lacrosse in 2019.
- Ranked as the #1 freshman attackmanĀ in the nation by Inside Lacrosse in 2019.
Statistically Speaking
- Has career totals of 75 goals and 43 assists for 118 points.
- Counts 12 career extra-man goals and four game-winning goals to his credit.
- Scored 50th career goal in 19th career game.Ā  Just the sixth player in school history to reach 50 goals in less than 20 games.
- Set JHU freshman records with 48 goals and 73 points in 2019.
2021
- Second-year co-captain.
- Named to Academic All-Big Ten Team.
- Tied for second on the team in points (35), ranked second in assists and (13) and fourth in goals (22).
- Led the team with five extra-man goals on the year.
- Tallied once in season-opening loss against Ohio State-1.
- Struck for six goals, including three on extra-man, in a 14-7 win at Michigan-1.Ā  Six goals were one shy of his career high and three EMO goals were one shy of the JHU single-game record, which he co-holds with Patrick FraserĀ  (2015-18) and Terry Riordan (1992-95).
- Fired home three goals and added one assist in a loss at third-ranked Maryland-1.
- Scored twice and added two assists in a 13-6 win over 12th-ranked Penn State-1 and scored once in a loss to seventh-ranked Rutgers-1.
- Added two goals in an 11-8 loss at Penn State-2.Ā  First goal in that game was the 100th point of his career.
- Tied career high with three assists in a 13-10 loss to Michigan-2 and added two goals and two assists at seventh-ranked Rutgers-2.
- Posted one goal and added three assists in a 14-13 loss to top-ranked Maryland.Ā  Assisted on back-to-back goals early in fourth quarter that gave JHU its first lead of the game at 12-11.
- Counted one goal and two assists for three points in a 15-7 win at #19 Penn State in the B1G Quarterfinals.
- Finished season with a three-goal effort in a 12-10 loss to top-ranked Maryland in the B1G title game.
2020
- Co-captain. First JHU sophomore to serve as a team captain since Kevin Mahon in 1975.
- Played in five games and made four starts.
- Missed season opener against Towson after suffering a lower body injury during preseason and played just the first quarter against Loyola.
- Posted five goals and five assists over the final four games of the season.
- Came off the bench and scored one goal and added an assist against North Carolina.
- Returned to the starting lineup at Princeton and had two goals and two assists and added one assist against top-ranked Syracuse.
- Finished season with two goals and one assist in a 13-12 overtime win against Mount St. Mary's.
2019
- Third team USILA All-American - JHU's first freshman All-American since Joel Tinney in 2015.
- Unanimous Big Ten Freshman of the Year and a First Team All-Big Ten selection.
- First freshman in league history to earn First Team All-Big Ten honors.
- Led the team in points (73), goals (48) and assists (25).
- Had 26 points in last four games (17g, 9a) and 50 points in last nine games (33g, 17a).
- 73 points and 48 goals are the most ever by a Johns Hopkins freshman.
- 10 hat tricks on the year were one shy of the JHU single-season record.
- Among freshmen, led the nation in goals per game (3.00) and points per game (4.56).
- Registered at least two points in each of the first 11 games and 15 of 16 thus far this season.
- Started on attack in season opener at Towson.Ā  First freshman to start the season opener on attack at Johns Hopkins since Kyle Barrie and Peter LeSueur both started the opener against defending national champion Princeton in 2002.
- Tallied one goal and one assist against Towson in the season opener.
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week after notching three goals and three assists against second-ranked Loyola.Ā  The six-point effort was the first for a JHU freshman since Shack Stanwick had six against Syracuse in the 2015 NCAA Quarterfinals.
- Came backĀ  with a two-goal, two-assist effort in 11-10 win at 10th-ranked North Carolina.Ā  Scored JHU’s 10th goal and assisted on game-winner against the Tar Heels.
- Totaled two goals and one assist in a 14-12 win at Princeton.Ā  Both goals came during a 7-1 run that turned a 9-7 deficit into a 14-10 lead.
- Scored two goals in a 14-10 loss at Syracuse and added second career hat trick and one assist in the 11-4 win over Mount St. Mary’s.
- Scored twice in a 12-10 win over Delaware.
- Nabbed second Big Ten Freshman of the Week award after tallying career-high five goals against Virginia.Ā  First Johns Hopkins freshman to score five goals in a game since Conor Ford had five against Navy on April 21, 2001.
- Made it back-to-back B1G Freshman of the Week honors with a three-goal, two-assist effort at Michigan.Ā  First freshman at JHU with consecutive 5+ point games since Shack Stanwick in 2015.
- Rang up career-high eight points (5g, 3a) in a 15-13 win against Rutgers that earned him a spot on the USILA Team of the Week, B1G Freshman of the Week and Co-B1G Offensive Player of the Week.
- Eight points against Rutgers were most by a JHU player since Kyle Marr had nine against Michigan (2017).
- First JHU freshman with an eight-point game since Brian Piccola had eight against Towson in the 1992 NCAA Quarterfinals.
- Punched up three goals and two assists against eighth-ranked Ohio State.
- Made a splash in first-ever Hopkins-Maryland game with a four-goal, two-assist performance that landed him B1G Freshman of the Week & Offensive Player of the Week honors and a spot on the USILA Team of the Week.
- Tallied three goals and two assists in B1G Semifinal win over Maryland.Ā  Three goals gave him JHU freshman-record 38 on the year.
- Fired home career-high seven goals and added two assists for a personal-best nine points in the Big Ten Championship game against top-ranked Penn State.Ā  Seven goals are most by a JHU player since Ryan Brown had eight against Maryland in 2015.
- Capped season with a three-goal, three-assist effort at Notre Dame in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
At Landon
- Four-year member of varsity lacrosse team.
- Career leader in goals (203), assists (133) and points (336) at Landon.
- Totaled a Landon record 123 points (75g, 48a) as a junior, when he led team to a 21-0 record and the #1 ranking in tha nation at the end of the season.
- Capped career with 55 goals and 33 assists as a senior.
- Two-time US Lacrosse High School All-American.
- US Lacrosse National Player of the Year as a junior.
- Under Armour All-American as a senior.
- 2018 Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year.
- 2018 C. Markland Kelly Award recipient as the top player in Maryland. - first player from Landon to earn this award.
Personal
- Joey Epstein.
- Son of Melissa Healy and Josh Epstein.
- Has one older sister, Matilda.
- Double-majoring in philosophy and political science.

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

    Attack
    5'11" 185 lbs
    32
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    2020Sophomore

    Attack
    5'11" 180 lbs
    32
    C
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    C

    2021Junior

    Attack
    5'11" 180 lbs
    32
    C
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    C

    2022Senior

    Attack
    5'11" 180 lbs
    32
    C