Ros Casares took the first step towards a place in the Quarter-Finals of the EuroLeague Women with an 81-70 victory over ZVVZ USK Prague in Valencia on Tuesday evening.

Erika De Souza scored 24 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for Ros, who will go for a 2-0 sweep in Prague on Friday.

Injured Ros Casares point guard Elisa Aguilar is the first to admit that Becky Hammon's presence in the squad is more important now than ever with the club gearing up for Tuesday's EuroLeague Women play-off game against ZVVZ USK Prague.

Spain international Aguilar has been out of action with a muscular injury and isn't expected to play against the Czech team.

The early battles have been fought in the EuroLeague Women.

Now it's time to get down to the nitty-gritty and at least one team, Ros Casares, is ready.

With the Qualifying Round of EuroLeague Women wrapping up on Wednesday FIBA Europe has announced the official rankings of the sixteen teams that will advance to the Eighth-Finals and the resulting match-ups.

Three-time defending champions Spartak Moscow Region, who finished the Qualifying Round a perfect 10-0, ranked first followed by rivals UMMC Ekaterinburg and Wisla Can-Pack who lost just once.

Ros Casares jumped out to an early lead and were never threatened by Galatasaray, winning 77-47 behind Amaya Valdemoro's 21 points.

In the EuroLeague Women Group A game, the Spanish team led by 15 after one quarter, 22 at the half, and eventually stretched the lead to 35 after three quarters of play, much to the pleasure of the home crowd in Valencia.