Baker University’s volleyball squad is the No. 7 seed and will play No. 2-seeded Columbia (Mo.) College at 7 tonight in the first round of the eight-team NAIA Region V tournament.

The Wildcats (25-11) placed third in the Heart of America Athletic Conference. Columbia (33-3) finished second in the American Midwest Conference tournament, losing to Missouri Baptist in the championship.

The Baker-Columbia winner will play 7 p.m. Friday against the No. 3 Graceland-No. 6 McKendree winner. The higher seed will be the host school of the regional semifinal. The regional final is 1 p.m. Saturday.