OWATONNA — Owatonna jumped out to a three-goal lead and Austin couldn't recover in a 4-1 Big Nine Conference boys hockey loss on Thursday.
Trevor Stevens scored the Packers' goal. Connor Poczos stopped 29 of the 33 shots he faced in the loss for Austin (1-5-0 Big Nine, 2-10-1 overall).
Soren Colstrup scored twice for Owatonna (3-2-0, 4-5-2), while Jordan Klein and Alec Holcomb scored once each.
Austin plays at Faribault at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
Owatonna 4, Austin 1
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Austin: Trevor Stevens 1 goal; Alec Bawek 1 assist; Connor Poczos 29 saves.
Owatonna: Jordan Klein 1 goal; Noah Scheid 1 goal, 2 assists; Alec Holcomb 1 goal; Soren Colstrup 2 goals, 1 assist; Peter Hanson 1 assist; Greg Somers 18 saves.
