The Austin Bruins locked down on defense as they held off Aberdeen (14-13-2 overall) 2-1 in Riverside Arena Saturday night.

Ilya Arkalov, who is from Moscow Russia, put Austin (15-9-3 overall) up 1-0 in the first period and Michael Bond, who is from Fargo, N.D., scored his first career NAHL goal in the third period to make it 2-0.

Austin goalie Tyler Bruggeman finished with 24 saves for the Bruins.

SCORING SUMMARY

Aberdeen 0 0 1 – 1

Austin 1 0 1 – 2

First period

(A) Ilya Arkalov 14:57

Second period

No scoring

Third Period

(A) Michael Bond (Colton Kramer) 2:09

(AB) Kevin Becker (Justin Parizek, Cullen Hurley) 5:40

Shots: Austin – 36; Aberdeen – 25

Powerplays: Austin – 0-for-2; Aberdeen – 0-for-4