KARNS CITY — Millie McKain is one part lethal scorer, one part pinpoint passer and one part big sister and mentor.

The senior forward on the Karns City girls soccer team enjoys being all of them.

"She's unselfish," said Gremlins coach Lisa Castiglione. "She gets done what the team needs to get done."

McKain has been a starter since her freshman season, but this year has been her breakout campaign.

And she has done it with more people hounding her than Miley Cyrus.

McKain's skill is no secret around District 9, which has made her 20-goal, 11-assist season even more impressive.

"You're talking 20 goals and 11 assists when she gets double- and sometimes triple-teamed every game," Castiglione said.

McKain acknowledged that it's a grind to get anything done with everyone but the ball chasers marking her.

"I know it is a lot of pressure on me because my teammates rely on me," McKain said. "But I have to fight through that and realize I am doing it for the better of the team."

Because McKain, who is lightning quick and can see the field well, is the center of attention, it opens things up for her teammates.

"I know the team gets fired up when I play well," McKain said. "I realized at the end of last year I was going to get marked a lot. I have been marked more now than I ever have before. But that's OK. We have some great players."

Being surrounded as if she were at the Alamo doesn't faze McKain. She doesn't dwell on how many goals or assists she has, just if the team is winning or losing.

"I don't keep track of my goals and assists," she said. "It's not like I go home and add them all up."

Since it's uncertain whether or not McKain will play in college, it makes the playoffs all the more important for her because the next match could be her last.

And when it is over, she will miss it, she said.

"I love the sport and I love the girls I play with," she said. "It will be hard."

But she can always play on vicariously through younger sister, Maggie, who has started this season as a freshman — just like her big sister once did.

Millie foresees big things for her sibling.

"She's more of the brute of the team. She'll run through anyone," Millie said. "But that's her job. Her job is to run through people, and if she takes them out, so be it. She's going to do well. I know she is."

Millie has been a de facto coach for Maggie, giving her pointers at home during the season and helping her train and prepare in the offseason.

When Millie graduates, the keys to the offense most likely will be handed to Maggie, who has some considerable scoring punch, her older sister said.

Millie just wants to help the process go smoothly.

"I think she feels the pressure of following in my footsteps, so I can't imagine what she will feel like next year," Millie said. "But I will help her through that."

Millie said that no matter what happens in the playoffs, she always will treasure this season, mostly because she had the chance to play with Maggie.

"It was just great to be able to play alongside her." Millie said.