Written by Noam Gumerman
WUL Lead Writer
It’s the final week of the 2025 WUL regular season already. But as a little teaser before Championship Weekend, there are three games this weekend. All four teams going to Championship Weekend are playing, and the game between undefeated San Diego Super Bloom and undefeated Colorado Alpenglow for the number one seed caps it off. Here’s everything you need to know:
Game 1: Seattle Tempest @ Oregon Soar
Saturday, May 17 | 2:30pm PT
Portland, OR
Seattle and Oregon face off once again in the Cascadia rivalry to close their regular seasons. For each team, there is still a lot at stake. Seattle can leapfrog into second over Alpenglow though if their win is big enough and San Diego wins over Colorado. Beyond seeding implications, this is a chance to make a final statement ahead of the postseason. After a rough 2024, they have surpassed all expectations so far in 2025. They have proven themselves among the league's best, and can solidify a spot as title contenders by taking care of business and finishing the season 5-1. These teams played back in Week 2, and it was a blowout for Seattle. A similar result this weekend would reflect positively on the Tempest’s growth throughout the season.
For Oregon, they have a chance to end their season with a win against their local rivals and one more chance to avoid going winless in their debut as the Soar. A winless 0-6 wouldn’t do justice to their 2025 debut season. They’ve put together some flashes of electric ultimate on the field this season. However, they have not been able to find that extra gear consistently across four quarters of a game to earn a win yet. Their first game against Seattle back in Week 2 was the first game in franchise history, and the first ever WUL game for most of the players on the Soar’s roster. Now, with a full season of experience, the Soar have a tough task ahead of them. Seattle has been cruising all season long, and look more like the franchise that won back-to-back WUL titles in 2022-23. A win this week for Oregon will be the result of their team coming together at the right time and showing their best across four quarters of the game.
Staff Pick: Seattle 18- 14 Oregon
Game 2: Utah Wild @ Bay Area Falcons
Saturday, May 16 | 6pm PT
Oakland, CA
Bay Area gets to settle in for Championship Weekend even earlier than everyone else, hosting their season finale ahead of hosting Championship Weekend in a few short weeks. Meanwhile, Utah is on the road looking to string together two wins in a row to end their season on a high note, and to force the Falcons into some tough conversations ahead of the postseason. So far, the Falcons have taken care of business against the teams below them in the standings, and have lost two tight games to Seattle where they were still able to put on a strong performance. The backfield of Robyn Fennig and Han Chen has been exciting, but the Falcons haven’t been the best team top to bottom in the regular season like they were in 2024. A best-case scenario might be getting pushed more than they think and getting more reps in high-pressure situations ahead of Championship Weekend. An up-and-down regular season won’t matter at all if they can pull off some magic in a few weeks, and this is their last chance to prep for that.
Utah Wild aren’t battling for playoff positioning or prepping for Championship Weekend. Their season ends after this game, and regardless of whether or not they win, it’ll be disappointing not to return to Championship Weekend after finishing last year one game away from a title. But they found a winning formula against Arizona last week and have another opportunity to build positive momentum going into the off-season. Paige Kercher’s O-line return was a success and helped the whole team find its stride for the first time all year. Look for more of the same this week. It’ll be an uphill battle for sure, but this core showed an ability to win games like this last year. Do they still have it in them to end 2025 on a win?
Staff Pick: Bay Area 14 - 12 Utah
Game 3: San Diego Super Bloom @ Bay Area Falcons
Sunday, May 17 | 11am PT
Thornton, CO
This is the big one. The final game of the 2025 WUL regulal season features the two heaviest hitters of the year: 5-0 San Diego Super Bloom travelling to 5-0 Colorado Alpenglow. The defending champs hosting the most dominant regular season team in the league’s history vs the best team not to win it all. What more could you ask for to whet your appetite ahead of Championship Weekend? For San Diego, their defense has led the way. They’ve been stifling opponents with a variety of defensive looks and roster 3 of the league’s top 10 block getters (Elimelich, Helton and Weaver, with Pojunis lacing up this weekend as well). Offensively they still have the stars, but it’s more of a balanced effort than it’s been in the past, and there’s a deeper squad behind the biggest names. This may be the best iteration of the Super Bloom yet. But they still have to win when it counts. Finishing the season undefeated will cement their belief that this could finally be their year.
Colorado doesn’t need to win this week to know they can at Championship Weekend–they did it last year. But a win this week would be something truly special. An undefeated title defense will be on the the table going into the postseason. Not to mention it would come off the backs of their biggest challengers to their throne of the 2025 season so far. This group is experienced, but they’ve also been ruthless, blowing teams away that aren’t up for the challenge. And while they haven’t always found that top gear, they’ve still gutted out wins when they did not play their best. They’ve displayed the championship mentality that powered them to two wins at Championship Weekend last year. And you just know they are relishing this battle of the undefeated teams the same way Super Bloom are.
This is possibly the most exciting matchup in the regular season ever in the WUL. Both teams undefeated. One defending last year’s title, the other hoping to use this as a launching pad to their first. Not to mention league awards like MVP could very well be decided based on this game. You do not want to miss it.
Staff Prediction: Colorado 18 - 16 San Diego