Minisink Valley of Slate Hill, N.Y., powered by 6-foot-5 UConn-bound senior center Stefanie Dolson, drew the No. 2 seed in the New York Section IX Class AA tournament.

Minisink Valley will receive a first-round bye and will face either Warwick or FDR on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Minisink Valley. Minisink and Warwick split games during the regular season. Kingston, led by Syracuse signee Rachel Coffey, earned the top seed. If the seeds hold true to form, the championship game will feature Kingston and Minisink Valley on Mar. 8 at 5:30 p.m. at SUNY-New Paltz.

TAURASI, BIRD, ABROSIMOVA IN ANOTHER FINAL FOUR
Former UConn star Diana Taurasi had 38 points, six rebounds and two assists and her former teammate at Connecticut had 10 points and three assists as three-time defending champion Spartak Moscow Region defeated Fenerbahce 87-85 in overtime on Friday to complete a two-game sweep in the EuroLeague women's quarterfinals. Anete Jekabsone-Zogota of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun scored four of her six points in overtime for Spartak.

Taurasi, the leading scorer in the EuroLeague, averaged 33 points in the two games.

Another Russia powerhouse, UMMC Ekaterinburg also swept into the Final Four with a 65-60 win over Good Angels Kosice. Sandrine Gruda of the Connecticut Sun had 10 points and five rebounds. Former UConn star Svetlana Abrosimova played four scoreless minutes for Ekaterinburg.

Spartak and Ekaterinburg will meet in the semifinals on April 9.

Ros Casares, led by 21 points from former Connecticut Sun center Erika de Souza, also earned a spot in the semifinals by completing a sweep of Halcon Avenida.

The only quarterfinal series which will require a decisive third game is between Frisco Sika Brno and Wisla Can-Pack. The winner will meet Ros Casares in the second semifinal on April 9.