The women's team, which competes in the Western Ultimate League (WUL), changed its name to the Seattle Tempest in 2020.

In its inaugural season in 2015, the team placed 2nd in the AUDL West Division, losing in the final round of the playoffs to eventual champion San Jose Spiders.

[4] In 2016 the team beat the San Francisco FlameThrowers to win the West Division and advance to AUDL Championship Weekend in Madison, Wisconsin.

[5] There the Cascades staged a victory against the hometown favorite Madison Radicals and advanced to the championship game, where they lost to the undefeated Dallas Roughnecks.

[9][10][11][12] This event provided motivation for the Cascades to commit to creating more playing opportunities for women beginning in the 2018 season.