The Kirkwood Community College volleyball team has been seeded No. 12 for the NJCAA Division II national tournament this week.

The Eagles (28-15) will face No. 5 seed Owens Community College (37-6) in the first round Thursday at 3 p.m. in Phoenix. Kirkwood lost to Owens, 3-1, earlier this season.

Parkland College is the No. 1 seed in the 16-team tournament with an imposing 53-0 record. DMACC is seeded No. 4 at 32-8.