GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Leah Church scored 20 points and Jocelyn Jones had 14, both career-highs, and eighth-seeded North Carolina pulled away from ninth-seeded Georgia Tech 80-73 in a battle between short-handed teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament second round on Thursday.
The Tar Heels (18-13), who earned a quarterfinal date with top-seeded and fourth-ranked Notre Dame on Friday, also got 19 points from Paris Kea and 18 from Shayla Bennett.
Church, in her fourth-straight start, opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer to break a 57-57 tie and the Tar Heels held a slim lead the rest of the way.