JEFFERSON TWP — Jamie Antoszyk thinks back to her freshman year on the newly formed Knoch girls lacrosse team and chuckles.

"We weren't that good at passing and catching, so we wouldn't do it," Antoszyk said. "We'd just get the ball and run down the field with it. Most of the time, we'd lose it."

And lots of games as well.

The Knights went winless in their inaugural season and won only two games in their second season.

By the third season, things were looking up for both Knoch and Antoszyk.

In 2009, Antoszyk is a senior and her team is on the cusp of a possible playoff berth — in large part because of her scoring prowess.

"It would be amazing to make the playoffs," said Antoszyk, whose team is 3-4 in the section. "We've pushed so hard to win. It would be great for all of us who have worked so hard to get to the playoffs. It would be very cool."

No team has been able to cool Antoszyk.

In her last 11 games, she has scored 41 goals, including a three-game span last month in which she scored 21 times.

Antoszyk has scored nearly 50 goals this season.

Second-year coach Garett Butler had a feeling Antoszyk would blossom into a solid offensive player. But even he couldn't have predicted such a scoring explosion.

"It has been a little unexpected," Butler said. "It is her fourth year playing. Everything has clicked for her."

The main reason for her offensive prowess has been a change in attitude.

Once timid — Antoszyk would rather pass than take a shot — she has aggressively attacked the net this season.

It's working.

"A lot of her goals have come by rolling the crease," Butler said, referring to the lacrosse term that describes how a player goes hard toward the goal. "She attacks from a low position and uses her height very well."

Antoszyk also is very deceptive. Many of her shots look as if they are going high, but instead go low.

She also has a deceptive shooting style.

"People say I have a 'trick' shot," she said. "Sometimes, it looks like I am shooting to one side, but I'm really shooting to the other."

It helps that her teammates are playing at a high level around her.

"The whole team is doing well," Butler said. "If everyone plays well, it makes it nice for her. I think they're all having fun, and that's important in any sport."

Antoszyk scored six more goals against North Hills Thursday in a 15-14 overtime loss.

The first time the two teams met, the Indians routed the Knights 19-5.

"It definitely feels really good to play a good team like that tough," Antoszyk said.

While her immediate plans don't include college lacrosse, she is open to the possibility.

Antoszyk will attend Butler County Community College next year.

"I would if I had the opportunity," Antoszyk said. "If I go to a college with a team, I'll definitely go for it."

Until then, she is focusing on scoring and getting her team to the postseason.

"This year has definitely been so different," Antoszyk said. "We are keeping up with teams that used to blow us out and we playing well. It feels awesome."