The Austin Bruins clamped down on defense as they beat the Bismarck Bobcats (19-7-1-3 overall) 2-1 in Bismarck Friday.

Josef Mysak scored the go-ahed goal for Austin (16-9-2-4 overall) in the second period.

Brett Miller was solid in net for Austin as he stopped 32 of 33 shots.

SCORING SUMMARY

Austin 1 1  0  —  2
Bismarck 1 0  0  —  1

First period

(B) Lars Christian Rodne (Grant Johnson) 6:36

(A) Hugh Larkin (Chase Pilawski, Dante Sheriff) 7:13

Second period

(A) Josef Mysak (short handed) 11:05

Third period

No scoring

Shots: Austin — 22; Bismarck — 33 

Power plays: Austin — 0-for-4; Bismarck — 0-for-6