For the first time ever, the HCI Mohawks Girls Soccer team won the provincial championship.

The Mohawks defeated Muenster 2-1 in North Battleford on Saturday, October 30, to win the title.

Coach Teri Terrant as well as players Madison Mueller and Brittany Ward joined Bolt FM on Wednesday to reflect on the season.

Terrant said that they didn't even know if a team would exist this year, due to originally, a lack of players.

"It's unbelievable to think we started the season trying to scrounge up a team and almost having no team, to winning the gold medal. It's amazing how much these girls stepped up and brought their all to the game."

The provincial championship was a step up from the year prior, where the Mohawks finished in second place. Terrant said that from the beginning, the team worked hard to ensure of nothing less than the best.

"From the first practice, I said to the girls 'we are going for gold this year, we don't want to settle for silver'," she explained.

"The girls were fantastic. They attended morning practices at 7am, and the last practice, it was pitch black when we started and they were still as eager as can be."

(L-R) Brittany Ward, Madison Mueller and Teri Terrant were in studio on Wednesday, discussing their provincial championship.

The season was somewhat of a redemption tour for the Mohawks.

In 2015, the Mohawks couldn't find a way to beat Lake Lenore, losing in the league, regional and provincial final to the Lancers.

They were able to get over that hurdle this year, beating Lake Lenore in the provincial semi-final to return to the championship game.

There, they would meet another rival from the Horizon league, the Muenster Cougars.

This time, there was a twist of fate. 

The Mohawks had lost both regular season contests to the Cougars, but were able to win the league championship in a shootout.

They would then go on to win the regional championship in a shootout, before beating Muenster a third straight time in the provincial final.

Mueller says that playing Muenster again helped their chances in the final.

"We knew the players and how they worked, who the good ones were and who to watch and stay on to make sure they couldn't score a goal," she said.

Ward added that the turn around from silver to gold was rewarding.

"That was huge for me. Coming back from last year with a silver, I remember that I got off the field and I wasn't the cheeriest person," she said. "I remember talking to Miss Terrant's husband and there weren't good words exchanged. But it's sports and you got to get used to it."

For the Mohawks, the past two years have been building blocks for the soccer program.

There are no graduating players on this year's team, which, if the players stay the course, means more success may be on the way.