BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University will hold its second WECU Night of the 2022-23 basketball season this Thursday when the nationally-ranked Viking women's basketball team hosts Northwest Nazarene at 7 pm on WECU Court in Carver Gym.
 
The first 200 fans that show their WECU credit or debit card at the Carver Gym Box Office will receive free admission to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference showdown between the Vikings and Nighthawks.
 
The game will also serve as a recognition of all the support WECU has given to Western Washington University over the years. WECU has been a tremendous partner with WWU over the years, making an immense impact on the University and the campus community. WECU will be recognized for its recent half-million dollar commitment to WWU.

"We are pleased to continue our long-standing partnership with Western Washington University," said Jennifer Kutcher, President, and CEO of WECU. "A significant portion of WECU's support focuses on providing student scholarships and event sponsorships that provide direct support of programs and activities. Together we will continue to make a meaningful difference in the lives of many students, our members, and the communities we serve."
 
The gift will benefit the entire university through scholarship support providing critical resources that will lessen the financial burden of attending college for students. WECU is also a big supporter of WWU Athletics with its name on the court inside Carver Gymnasium and through scholarships for student-athletes.
 
In addition to the sponsorship of WECU Court, WECU helps support WWU's annual scholarship luncheons, the Great Puzzle Hunt and Back 2 Bellingham this spring.
 
"We want to thank WECU for all the support it provides Western, not only in Athletics, but across campus," said WWU Director of Athletics Steve Card. "Our student-athletes get the chance to play and train in a first-class facility in Carver Gym, and WECU Court is at the center of it all. From all of us in WWU Athletics, we can't thank WECU enough for the continued support of our programs and student-athletes."
  WECU is a not-for-profit credit union based in Bellingham, Washington. Founded in 1936 as Bellingham Teachers Credit Union, WECU serves individuals and businesses located throughout the state of Washington. With more than $2.5 billion in assets, WECU serves more than 140,000 members and employs nearly 400 people in Whatcom and Skagit County.
  Western Washington University is a four-year public institution located in Bellingham, Washington, featuring over 300 student-athletes that compete for 15 intercollegiate athletic teams at the NCAA Division II level and in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. WWU Athletics has finished in the top 50 in the NCAA II Learfield Directors' Cup standings in 16 of the past 17 years, and in the top 20 in eight of the last 13 years (no award in 2019-20 or 2020-21). WWU's programs have won 12 team national championships, most recently the 2022 women's soccer team and the 2017 women's rowing team. Outside of competition. WWU's student-athletes have compiled an academic success at 90% or better in five of the last six years, earning the NCAA's President's Award for Academic Excellence five times. The 2021-22 athletic season was another banner year for the Vikings, earning the GNAC All-Sports Trophy for the 13th time while capturing seven conference titles. Women's Basketball and Rowing led the way with national runner-up finishes, volleyball advanced to the Final Four for the third time in the last six seasons, women's soccer advanced to play in its sixth consecutive West Regional Final (Sweet 16), the men's track & field program swept the indoor and outdoor GNAC Championships and the men's and women's golf team both captured GNAC titles. The 2022-23 season is off to a great start as well with the women's soccer team capturing the national championship, men's and women's cross country sweeping GNAC titles and the volleyball team hosting the West Regional championship for the second time in program history.