Fairfield University women's lacrosse Head Coach Laura Field announced the hiring of Lindsay Epstein on Aug. 30, 2022 as an assistant coach for the four-time defending MAAC champions. Epstein makes her collegiate coaching debut in Stag Country after a successful career at The Ohio State University where she spent the last five seasons as a student-athlete on the Buckeyes' women's lacrosse team.
A stand-out talent at both the high school and collegiate level, Epstein was a team captain at Ohio State her final three seasons, including the 2022 season as a grad student where she set career-highs with 24 goals on offense and 31 ground balls, 20 caused turnovers and 47 draw controls defensively as a true two-way midfielder. During her final season, she was named an All-American Honorable mention and earned a spot in the IWLCA Senior All-Star game. Her Buckeyes' career accolades also include back-to-back spots on both the All-Big Ten Second Team and Big Ten All-Tournament Team in 2021 and 2022 as well as All-Region Second Team last season.
"I am beyond excited to join the Fairfield Women's Lacrosse staff," said Epstein, "The opportunity to join a program with such great people, culture, and competition was a no-brainer. I am very grateful to get to learn from Coach Field who has equipped this team with all that's needed to put Fairfield Lacrosse on the map. The vision that Laura, Jen, and the players have created for this team is extremely bright and I am thrilled to be a part of this family as we strive to achieve our goals.
Lacrosse runs through the veins of the Epstein family, as Lindsay's mother, Rachel, played collegiate lacrosse at the University of Rochester, which inspired both her and one of her two younger sisters, Alana, to play the game as well, with Alana preparing to enter her senior year on the lacrosse team at Furman University.
Epstein, a native of Marietta, Ga., graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications with a minor in Business in the summer of 2020 from Ohio State University, before continuing her education at OSU and earning a Master's in Sport Management last spring.
