Friday's Womens National Basketball A Capsules

Jul 4, 2009 - 2:22 AM SAN ANTONIO(AP) -- Sophia Young had 19 points and eight rebounds in leading the San Antonio Silver Stars to an 85-72 win over the Chicago Sky on Friday night.

Becky Hammon added 14 points with 10 assists as San Antonio (4-4) moved back to .500 after losing its first home game on Tuesday to Washington on a last-second bucket.

Vickie Johnson had 15, Ruth Riley 14, and Edwidge Lawson-Wade 12 as the five double-digit scorers combined for 74 of the Silver Stars' points.

Armintie Price led the Sky with 17 points. The Sky (6-4), who snapped a three-game winning streak, remained winless on the road.

Dream 72, Mystics 65=

ATLANTA (AP) - Chamique Holdsclaw scored 18 points, and Sancho Lyttle added 16, helping the Dream snap a two-game losing streak.

Alana Beard had 16 points for Washington, which has dropped three of four and missed its first nine 3-point attempts before Matee Ajavon hit two straight in the final 2 minutes. The Mystics began the game with the WNBA's third-best percentage beyond the arc at 39.4.

The Dream, who had lost four of five, forced Washington into 28 turnovers, a season high for the Mystics that resulted in 23 points. After winning just four games as an expansion team last year, Atlanta improved to 5-6 this season.