Ros Casares forward Allison Feaster-Strong is relishing the chance to taste EuroLeague Women Final Four glory again.

The 31-year-old, who played college basketball at Harvard, was a member of the all-conquering US Valenciennes teams of 2002 and 2004.

She and her Ros Casares team-mates will take on Bourges in one semi-final.

Speaking after her morning shoot-around at the Spartak Moscow Region Arena, she said: "This is my fourth final four and we won two with Valenciennes.

"(But) It's special this time. I just had a baby 14 months ago, and I've come back from a knee injury. I'm playing with a new team and we're  playing to prove that we're legitimate."

		“	We're going to have fun, but we're here to win	„
		Allison Feaster-Strong

Feaster-Strong almost watched Ros Casares bow out against Fenerbahce in their third-game, quarter-final decider this year.

The Turkish giants took a two-point lead with just seven seconds left, and Feaster-Strong was off-target with a jump shot in the final seconds.

But team-mate Delisha Milton-Jones grabbed the offensive rebound andreleased her shot just in time to force overtime and the Spaniards
prevailed.

"That Fenerbahce series was a tough one," she said.

"They were a tough match-up in pool play, but we won and now I think it's the first time in a while that a Spanish team has been to the Final Four.

"We're going to have fun, but we're here to win."

This Final Four does feel very different for Feaster-Strong, whose husband Danny Strong plays in Italy with Air Avellino.

Motherhood has changed everything.

"My time is not my own time," she said. "(Having a baby) It's wonderful. It put all of this into perspective."

Feaster-Strong has made her mark on past Final Fours.

The Harvard graduate had 17 points in USVO's 78-72 title-clinching win over Lotos VBW Clima in 2002, and two years later poured in 22 in USVO's 93-69 triumph over Lotos.

She made four of her six shots from behind the arc in that second big win.

As for opponents Bourges?

"It's a team I'm familiar with," she said.

"It feels like one of those match-ups with Valenciennes. I know we're going to get a very physical game from them. They've been to the Final Four numerous times."