Ros Casares left it very late to book their place in the EuroLeague Women Final Four, but they finally achieved the feat with a quarter-final triumph over Fenerbahce.

DeLisha Milton-Jones, who helped Gambrinus Sika Brno capture the 2006 title, had to grab an offensive rebound and score on the put-back at the final buzzer of the Game Three decider against Fener just to force overtime.

		DeLisha Milton-Jones leads the EuroLeague Women in both scoring (20.9 ppg) and rebounds (10.9 ppg).

In the extra period, Elisa Aguilar and Marina Ferragut each scored five points as Ros held on for an 82-80 triumph.

It marks the first time in club history Ros Casares will play in the Final Four, and the players have been smiling ever since.

"This is the best feeling I've ever had," Aguilar said.

"You work for the whole year to make it to the Final Four. It's been many years trying to get into one of these tournaments."

Nothing has come easy for Ros Casares, despite the signing of several big-name players.

Milton-Jones, Margo Dydek, Spanish international Laia Palau and Elena Tornikidou were all newcomers and made Ros among the favourites to win the title.

The team's form was sporadic early on, though.

They parted with coach Esteban Albert in December after a 5-3 start in the EuroLeague.

Manolo Real, a former youth coach at Ros Casares, was handed the reins and led the club to Copa de la Reina glory at the start of the new year.

They ended up winning just six of their 10 games in the initial group phase.

Real steered them to a two-game sweep of Wisla Can-Pack Krakow in the eighth-finals and then to victory in the thrilling quarter-final against Fenerbahce, with Ros winning the last two games of that tie.

"When we started the season, there were a lot of new players and it's hard to click," Aguilar said.

"At Christmas, we changed the coach and there was a chemistry between him and us. As time has gone on, we've gotten to know each other much better."

Looking back, the decision which looks to have paid off more than any other was to acquire Milton-Jones.

Aguilar remembers going up against Milton-Jones, now 32, in previous years.

"To play against her is the worst thing you could ever do in your life," Aguilar said.

"When she's on your team, it's great. She gives everything she has at every single practice, every game, and even when you have low moments she's always trying to get you up. She is a great player and a great person."

Now Ros Casares will take on French giants Bourges with a place in the final at stake.

"In Moscow, we will have a very tough semi-final but we will try everything to get to the final," Aguilar promised.