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Mercer girls: Down 1-0 at the half, the Lady Titans surged for two goals in the second. They surrendered a goal for the tie score and were unable to score in extra time. Final score: 2-2 tie.

Mercer boys: The Titans ran away with the competition with two goals in the first half. After beating Pulaski by five in the season opener, Mercer stretched the lead to three and walked away with the shutout win. Final score: 3-0.

For pictures from both games, click here to check out The Harrodsburg Herald’s sports Flickr page.

Despite a surprising success in last year’s All-A Tournament, Burgin fell in all four matches in this year’s tournament last Saturday.

After playing a season of junior-varisty games, Burgin surprised many with a second-place finish in the 2008 All-A games. Burgin was unable to win pool games and didn’t advance past the first round of tournament play this year. The Lady Bulldogs lost three of those matches to teams they’d success against in the past.

In pool play, they fell to Danville, despite beating the Lady Admirals at home nine days earlier. Burgin lost two matches to Somerset, who they tied with a set each in the McCreary Central Invitational a week earlier.

Beth Miller, Brooke Ransdell and Lindsey Monson all had three blocks in the four matches Saturday. Junior Brooke Ransdell led the team with seven kills in the tournament.

“Today was disappointing. We have a difficult time stepping on the court ready to play. The team started out every game flat. By the time they started to perform, we would be down 10 or so points,” head coach Maggie McKnight said.

“They pulled it together much quicker in the tournament play against Somerset. It just proved to be too little, too late.”

Pool Play Match & Game Scores:
Burgin (0) v. Monticello (2) 6-21; 17-21
Burgin (0) v. Danville (2) 14-21; 14-21
Burgin (0) v. Somerset (2) 13-21; 12-21

Tournament Match & Game Score:
Burgin (0) v. Somerset (2) 21-25; 24-26

In action last week, Burgin lost a tough one to Garrard County on the road. They lost on the road 18-25 and 20-25 but they’re looking forward to taking on the Lady Lions later this season.

“I am pleased with the team’s performance in the match against Garrard,” McKnight said.

“They fought hard and stayed in the game mentally. We look forward to facing Garrard at home and in the District Tournament.”