In Week 4, Rachel Egan delivered an outstanding two-way performance to earn Player of the Week honors, leading Oregon Soar with control on both sides of the disc. Across the league, early identities have emerged as teams begin to separate in the standings and point differentials. In Week 5, the schedule intensifies—Seattle Tempest and the Arizona Sidewinders hit the road for doubleheaders across three days of action, as four games from Friday through Sunday start to put real pressure on depth, endurance, and early playoff positioning.
WUL Week 4 Player of the Week:
Rachel Egan (Oregon Soar)
Rachel Egan (OR) catches a disc upline in Oregon’s Week 3 game against Colorado Alpenglow. (Photographer: Sloth Jackson)
Rachel Egan of Oregon Soar stuffed the stat sheet with 2 goals, 6 assists, 4 blocks, and 345 total yards this week, all without a single turnover. That’s not just a big game—that’s historic. Egan becomes just the second player in WUL history to hit the rare 8+ goal contributions and 4+ blocks mark in a single performance.
The Oregon Soar team captain wasn’t just productive in her game against Utah Wild in Week 4—she was everywhere. Egan finished 1st in blocks, 2nd in assists, and 2nd in receiving yards across the league this week, anchoring both sides of the disc. On defense, she took on top matchups and delivered, generating stops that flipped momentum. On offense, she operated as a surgical small-space cutter, constantly resetting flow and punishing tight windows.
It’s the kind of all-field dominance that defines a captain—and Egan has now done it across every era of Oregon professional teams, suiting up for all three iterations of the franchise. In 2026, she’s firmly in the league’s elite tier, ranking in the top 2% in goals, receiving yards, and blocks.
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WUL Week 5 Preview
SEA @ UT
Seattle Tempest arrives in Utah riding one of the most dominant performances the league has seen, but replicating that on the road is a different challenge.
Utah Wild continues to build, showing flashes of a fast-paced, aggressive offense that can create opportunities in bunches. The next step is consistency—turning those stretches into full-game pressure.
Seattle will look to control pace and limit mistakes. Utah will look to speed things up and create disruption.
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SEA @ CO (Game of the Week)
Seattle Tempest and Colorado Alpenglow headline the weekend in a Game of the Week matchup with control of the Northwest Conference on the line.
Seattle enters riding historic momentum, but this is a very different test: altitude, a quick turnaround, and a Colorado team that thrives on energy and pressure at home. Alpenglow has already shown it can hang with top competition, and this is exactly the kind of game where they can make a statement. Colorado is looking to combat the narrative from their earlier loss to Seattle and prove they are contenders at Championship Weekend.
For Seattle, the challenge is sustaining discipline across a doubleheader. Clean execution and depth will matter, especially on tired legs.
For Colorado, it’s about seizing the moment. If they can generate pressure and capitalize on short fields, they have a real chance to flip the scrip
AZ @ SD
Arizona Sidewinders head into San Diego looking to turn progress into results.San Diego Super Bloom has been one of the more consistent teams early, combining efficient offense with timely defensive pressure. They don’t need big runs, they build leads steadily, making them a favorite to qualify first for Championship Weekend.
On the other hand, Arizona has shown the ability to generate chances, but execution in key moments will be the difference here.San Diego will aim to stay composed. Arizona needs to stay within reach—and strike when it matters.
AZ @ LA
Sunday brings a reset—and another challenge. Los Angeles Astra continues to develop chemistry and identity, showing flashes of a team that can stretch the field and create quick scoring runs. At home, they’ll look to dictate tempo.
For Arizona, this is about endurance and adjustments. After San Diego on Saturday, can they regroup and execute? Do they have the conditioning and mindset to beat LA?
This one may come down to which team adapts faster—and finishes stronger.