Strong First Half Powers No. 7 Tar Heel Women Over No. 20 Yellow Jackets Posted Jan 7, 2010 Italee Lucas shrugged off her barrage of successful jump shots. She might have been the only one unimpressed. Lucas scored 23 of her 28 points in the first half to help No. 7 North Carolina beat No. 20 Georgia Tech 89-78 on Wednesday night. "Italee Lucas was unbelievable in the first half," Georgia Tech coach MaChelle Joseph said. (Tar Heel Blue)