BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University will hold the first of two WECU Nights planned for the 2023-24 basketball season this Thursday when the nationally-ranked WWU women's basketball team hosts Seattle Pacific University.
 
WWU carries a perfect 8-0 home record on WECU court into Thursday's 7 pm game vs. SPU. Overall the Vikings are 14-3 with a 6-1 record in Great Northwest Athletic Conference play to sit at No. 2 in the league standings.
 
To celebrate WECU's partnership with WWU Athletics, credit union members will receive up to four free tickets to watch the nationally-ranked Vikings take on the Falcons. WECU members will need to redeem their free tickets at the WWU Box Office (opens at 6 pm) by showing their WECU card.
 
Additionally, the first 250 fans through the doors in Carver Gym will receive a limited edition WWU Viking bobblehead courtesy of WECU.
 
WECU Night Highlights (Thursday, Jan. 25):

• WECU members and up to three guests receive free admission.
• WWU Viking bobblehead giveaway for the first 250 fans!
• Nintendo Switch Student Raffle (courtesy of Pepsi/Walton Beveridge)

 
The second WECU Night will be held for the men's basketball game February 8 vs. Seattle Pacific, with another 250 bobbleheads handed out as a promotion.
 
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, making an immense impact on the University and the campus community. Since moving back into renovated Carver Gym in 2017, WWU plays all its indoor home athletic events on WECU Court in Carver Gymnasium. WECU has supported scholarships for WWU students through a financial gift that has helped lessen the burden of attending college for students.
 
In addition to the sponsorship of WECU Court in Carver Gym, WECU helps support WWU's annual scholarship luncheons, the Great Puzzle Hunt and Back 2 Bellingham in the spring.
  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 six of the last seven years, earning the NCAA's President's Award for Academic Excellence six times. The 2022-23 athletic season was another banner year for the Vikings, earning the GNAC All-Sports Trophy for the 14th time while capturing seven conference titles and having 10 teams advance to the NCAA postseason, and the 2023-24 season is off to a great start with WWU listed No. 38 in the Directors' Cup Standings following the fall season.