"This was a great defensive battle by two conference opponents," reported Head Coach Jordon Roos of the Warriors.  "Our boys worked really hard all night and deserved to get a big win like this. The atmosphere in the gym was awesome and we hope a fun win like this will really propel us moving forward."

The Owls struggled with their shooting, hitting only 15-of-54 (28%) of their shots from the floor.  They did hold a 35-21 edge on the boards, led by 11 from Matt Thompson who also had a team high 20 points.  Zachary Koehl and Luke Joos distributed 3 assists apiece.

The Warriors (7-4) will play at Breckenridge on Tuesday and will host Ortonville on Friday.

Hancock (9-3) saw their six game winning streak come to an end.  They will host New York Mills on Saturday afternoon and Rothsay on Monday, before traveling to Battle Lake for a non-conference contest on Tuesday night.