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Moeller responds to setbacks
Junior guard makes three three-pointers after unsettling start
Sunday, March 22, 2009 3:52 AM
By Ken Gordon and Jim Massie

It was a bad shot, and on another day, it might have been the last one Maria Moeller took.

The Ohio State junior guard has had moments of doubt and crises in confidence in the past two years, as her role changed and playing time diminished.

So when Moeller air-balled a long jumper from deep in the corner yesterday in an NCAA Tournament first-round game at Nationwide Arena, few would have been surprised if she shut it down after that.
"A H-O-R-S-E shot," coach Jim Foster called it.

To make matters worse, she committed a foul shortly afterward, and Sacred Heart scored on the possession to cut Ohio State's once-comfortable lead to 46-44.

But this game was different. Moeller made three second-half three-pointers and ended with a career-high 12 points in OSU's 77-63 victory.
She was 4 of 6 on three-pointers in 21 minutes.

This was a breakout game, considering she came in with 17 field goals in 433 minutes this season -- or one basket every 25 minutes.

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