WASHINGTON, June 10 (Ticker) -- Jocelyn Penn stepped up when the Washington Mystics desperately needed some points.

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Penn scored six of her 12 points in a key run as the Mystics snapped a three-game losing streak with a 79-72 triumph over the San Antonio Silver Stars.

Washington held a 50-34 lead after a jumper by Annie Burgess with 14:48 to play, but San Antonio responded with a 24-7 burst to take a 58-57 lead on a three-pointer by LaTonya Johnson with 8:22 left.

After Nakia Sanford tied the score with a free throw with eight minutes to go, Penn scored the next six points, giving the Mystics the lead for good on a layup with 7:25 remaining.

Washington extended its lead to 69-60 on a three-pointer by AiyshaSmith with 3:47 left before San Antonio pulled within 72-70 on a layup by Marie Ferdinand with 43 seconds left. But the Mystics made 7-of-8 free throws down the stretch to hold of the Silver Stars and hand them a sixth defeat in seven games.

Coco Miller scored 18 points, Muriel Page 16 and Burgess 14 for Washington, which improved to 1-1 at home.

Ferdinand tallied 17 points to pace the Silver Stars, who fell to 0-3 on the road.

The game was delayed for approximately 15 minutes with 11:21 left in the first half when San Antonio's Sylvia Crawley suffered a neck injury while sandwiched between Sanford and Tonya Washington going for a loose ball. Crawley was removed on a stretcher and taken to George Washington University Hospital.

There was no immediate word on her condition.