Thursday, May 23 2013, 09:59 AM

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Young, Robinson lead Silver Stars past Sky

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Sophia Young and Danielle Robinson scored 16 points each to lead the San Antonio Silver Stars to a 77-68 victory over the Chicago Sky on Wednesday for their eighth straight win.

Jia Perkins had 11 points and Shenise Johnson added 10 to help the Silver Stars (12-5) get their 10th win in 11 games.

Shay Murphy scored 20 points and Tamera Young had 18 to lead Chicago (8-8), which has lost three straight and seven of its last eight. Olympians Sylvia Fowles and Swin Cash combined for 14 points on 4-for-19 shooting. Fowles had six points, ending a streak of 83 consecutive games in double digits.

The Silver Stars never trailed and scored 31 points off 20 turnovers by the Sky.

DREAM 70, STORM 59

At Seattle, Sancho Lyttle scored 21 points to lead Atlanta to a victory over Seattle.

Lindsey Harding added 15 points for Atlanta (9-9), and Tiffany Hayes and Aneika Henry had 13 apiece.

Rookie Shekinna Stricklen scored a season-high 16 points and Tanisha Wright had 12 for the Storm (8-10).

The Dream never trailed and took the lead for good as Lyttle and Armintie Price hit consecutive jumpers to put Atlanta up 31-27 with 2:42 to go in the second quarter.

SUN 85, MYSTICS 73

At Uncasville, Connecticut, Asjha Jones had 22 points and nine rebounds to help Connecticut beat Washington for its fourth straight win.

Kara Lawson added 19 points and Tina Charles had 17 for the conference-leading Sun (14-4).

Crystal Langhorne had 19 points and six rebounds for Washington (3-14) and Michelle Snow added 12 points and seven rebounds.

Washington trailed by 14 points early in the second half when Monique Currie got her team going. She scored five straight points to start a run, and Natalie Novosel ended it with a 3-pointer to cut the Mystics deficit to 53-49 with less than four minutes remaining in the third quarter.