[2][3] The Redhawks returned to NCAA play the same as the athletic program, joining the WAC in 2012.

They would fall to the regular season champs, New Mexico State, in the tournament championship final.

In 2018, Seattle earned their first WAC tournament championship, upsetting 2-seed Cal State Bakersfield as a 4-seed 57-54.

The win came with an automatic-bid to the NCAA tournament, a first berth for the Redhawks women's program.

The Redhawks made one appearance in the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.