Jia Perkins had 21 points and 10 boards, but her Sky took their 10th straight loss on Saturday, 69-65 to San Antonio. Warren Skalski/NBAE/Getty Images WNBA Photo Gallery: June 17, 2006

Teasley TODAY'S TOP STORY Home Sweet Home: With Saturday's comfortable 88-70 win over New York, the Mystics improved to a perfect 6-0 at the MCI Center this season. Nikki Teasley and Alana Beard poured in 26 points apiece for Washington. Meanwhile in Detroit, the Shock rolled over the Comets to improve to 4-0 at the Palace. Deanna Nolan (20 points, nine rebounds, seven assists) and Cheryl Ford (18 points, 12 rebounds) had big efforts in the 71-55 victory. ALSO MAKING HEADLINES ... Well-Traveled: On the flip side of that coin lie the Silver Stars, who are just 1-4 at home but an impressive 5-0 on the road after Saturday night's 69-65 win over the expansion Sky. Agnieszka Bibrzycka scored 16 and Shannon Johnson and Sophia Young added 15 apiece for San Antonio, which will try to keep it's streak intact with visits to Sacramento, Seattle and Los Angeles this week. Donovan WHAT THEY'RE SAYING "Mentally, you have to overcome it; it’s the schedule of this league. We’re just in the middle of June and we have another couple of weeks with a very tough schedule. We have to take lessons from this and learn." -- Seattle head coach Anne Donovan after the Storm dropped a 76-74 decision in Sacramento. After playing five road games in eight days, Seattle will rest until Wednesday's home game vs. Phoenix.

Leslie WHO'S HOT Lisa Leslie, LAS: 32 pts 12-22 FG Agnieszka Bibrzycka, SAS: 16 pts 6-11 FG Cheryl Ford, DET: 18 pts 7-11 FG, 4-4 FT

Thompson WHO'S NOT Tina Thompson, HOU: 5-20 FG 0-8 3-pt FG, 16 pts Vickie Johnson, SAS: 2-12 FG 10 pts Chamique Holdsclaw, LAS: 2-10 FG 6 pts

Lawson SHINING OFF THE BENCH Kara Lawson has split her time this season between the starting five and the bench, and is capable of contributing from both spots. In her fourth game as a reserve, the former Volunteer scored 13 of her 16 points after halftime as the 2005 Champion Monarchs came back to top the Storm, 2004 Champions, 76-74 at home.

Beard FILLING THE BOX SCORE Alana Beard had her second huge game this week and helped the Mystics continue their home dominance. The third year guard-forward sank all 10 of her free throws en route to 26 points and added nine rebounds, four assists, five steals and a block in Saturday's 88-70 victory over the Liberty.