The team began play in 2011, won the Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) National Championship and then folded at the end of its first season.

[2] Experienced Ajax America Women coach Brian Boswell joined as assistant to Rogers, who flew to the 2011 Algarve Cup to scout for players.

[1] A strong squad was assembled, comprising professionals except for five amateur players who needed to preserve their college soccer eligibility.

[3] The team won the national WPSL Championship in its only season of existence, beating Chicago Red Stars 2–1 after extra time in the final.

[4] In December 2011 the team's owners withdrew funding from Orange County Waves, in order to focus their attentions on Bay Area Breeze.