The Austin Bruins lost to the Bismarck Bobcats 3-1 in Riverside Arena Friday.

The Bobcats (18-17-2-1 overall) scored a pair of goals in the first period to take the early lead.

Alex Schilling stopped 24 of the 26 shots he saw in net for Austin (21-11-1-4 overall).

SCORING SUMMARY

Bismarck 2 0 1  —  3

Austin 0 0 1  —  1

First period

(B) Mitchell Walinski (Alex Pollock, Cooper Haar) 11:20

(B) Jacob Marti (Niki Jasko) 19:34

Second period

No scoring

Third period

(A) Travis Kothenbeutel (Dante Sheriff, Jaden Shields) 10:50

(B) Mitchell Walinski (Matej Murin) (empty net) 19:32

Shots: Austin — 29; Bismarck — 27

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