Written by Noam Gumerman
WUL Lead Writer
During this weekend of WUL action, we will cross the halfway threshold for the 2025 regular season! Oregon Soar, Bay Area Falcons, and San Diego Super Bloom will all play their third game of the season while Arizona Sidewinders will be the first team to hit four games. Each team has something different they are playing for, and the playoff picture is beginning to solidify. Here’s everything to look out for in Week 5 of the 2025 WUL Season.
Game 1: Oregon Soar @ Bay Area Falcons
Saturday, April 19 | 4pm PT
Fremont High School | Oakland, CA
Oregon Soar traveling to the Bay Area to take on the Falcons may just be the most compelling matchup of the 2025 season so far. Oregon is still looking for their first win as a franchise, however, they nearly pulled off a furious comeback against Colorado Alpenglow in the second half of Week 3. Soar really looked like they turned a corner in their second game, in large part thanks to the incredible duo of Noelle Takahashi and Kimber Coles. With a win this weekend, Oregon would have the inside track to a playoff spot. The Falcons meanwhile, are coming off a tight loss to a resurgent Seattle Tempest squad, and have fallen behind after being the best regular season team in the league last year. If Bay Area can rebound and find their form, they will build a clear divide between the top four teams in the league, and everyone else. A loss here would raise some concerns and doubts about Bay Area’s ability to make Championship Weekend, and offer a lot of hope to the three currently winless teams. But Bay Area will still be the heavy favorites, despite the results from Week 3. Bay Area’s experience and deep roster, as well as playing at home, should leave them as favorites, but Oregon has all the momentum, and are hungry for their first win.
Staff Pick: Bay Area 13 - Oregon 9
Game 2: San Diego Super Bloom @ Arizona Sidewinders
Saturday, April 19 | 7pm PT
Tempe High School | Tempe, AZ
In our second Week 5 matchup, we have a very David vs. Goliath battle. On one side, we have a humming, in-sync machine of a team in San Diego Super Bloom, who are 2-0, have won both games by an average of nine points each, and are deeper and more star-studded as a roster than they’ve ever been. On the other, we have an Arizona Sidewinders team on the heels of a huge blowout loss to Colorado, still looking for their identity, their first win, and 0 - 6 all-time record against San Diego. It’s going to take a herculean effort for Arizona to pull off the upset. Last year, they were able to take San Diego down to the wire both times these teams played. Three weeks ago though, San Diego cruised to a 23-14 win over Arizona. In that matchup, Arizona could not create even half as many break opportunities as San Diego did, and converted less than a quarter of what their opponents did. They’ll have to play better on both sides of the disc, and rise to the occasion in the clutch moments in a way they couldn’t last year if they want to pull off the upset.
Staff Pick: San Diego 20 - Arizona 16