Meadow Mahlmeister knew she needed the ball in her possession with the game on the line.

After Gallatin's Avery Hill scored the game-tying goal in the 78th minute with just 2:19 remaining, the Billings Senior forward buried a long-range shot to give the Broncs a dramatic 2-1 victory and their first Class AA girls state soccer championship since 2013.

"It's all the hard work I've put in," Mahlmeister said. "If you work that hard the pressure, it's not there. You're confident as long as you keep working at it. After they scored I was like, 'We've got this. Give me the ball,' and I took it."

Watch the highlights: Mahlmeister's heroics lift Billings Senior girls to first Class AA soccer title in 12 years

Mahlmeister scored the game's opening goal in the 45th minute after breaking past th

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