Joey Epstein, Matt Moore, Jarrod Neumann and Sean Sconone are US Lacrosse Magazine’s finalists for Best Men's Breakthrough of 2019.

Head over to Twitter to cast your vote and look for results in our annual Best of Lacrosse (#BestOfLax) edition coming out in December.

The top men's breakthroughs in 2019 for #BestofLax. The finalists:

 Joey Epstein (@jhumenslacrosse)
 Matt Moore (@UVAMensLax)
 Jarrod Neumann (@PLLChaos)
 Sean Sconone (@UMassMLacrosse/@RattlersLax)

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— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) October 31, 2019

More information on each finalist appears below.

Joey Epstein
Johns Hopkins

The much-heralded recruit lived up to the billing and more, putting up the most prolific season ever for a freshman at Johns Hopkins. Epstein led the Blue Jays in goals (48), assists (25) and points (73) to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Year and USILA Third Team All-America honors. Next year, he will be Hopkins' first sophomore captain in more than 40 years.

Matt Moore
Virginia

Moore was the ACC Freshman of the Year as a midfielder in 2018, but really broke through after moving to attack this past season. Moore became the first 40-40 player in Virginia history, setting a UVa record with 89 points (46g, 43a) to earn honorable mention All-America honors. He scored the OT game-winner against Maryland in the NCAA quarterfinals and had a team-best four goals in the title game win over Duke.

Jarrod Neumann
Chaos

Neumann was a second team All-American and the Big East Defender of the Year as a senior at Providence in 2017, but burst onto the scene as one of the biggest stars in the Premier Lacrosse League this summer. Neumann was named as the league’s Defensive Player of the Year while adding electricity with five 2-point goals. He made his Team USA debut earlier this month at the Fall Classic.

Sean Sconone​
Massachusetts/Rattlers

Sconone went from being the second best goalie in his college league in 2018 to the best in the nation last spring, leading the NCAA with a 61.5 save percentage at UMass. After graduation, he took over as the starting goalie for the Dallas Rattlers midway through the season and was a key reason the team just missed out on a playoff run after starting 0-7. Sconone led the MLL with a 55.8 save percentage and was named the league’s Goaltender of the Year.