Buggs Named NECVA Metro Division Player of the Week

NEW PALTZ, NY — SUNY New Paltz sophomore setter Kevin Buggs (Tonawanda, NY — Canisius Buffalo) has been named the Metro Division Player of the Week in the North Eastern Collegiate Volleyball Association (NECVA).

Buggs averaged 13.0 assists per game while leading New Paltz to a 2-1 record a week ago. He surpassed the 50-assist mark in two matches including a season-best 53 in a 3-1 loss to defending NECVA champion Stevens Tech on February 3. Buggs had 39 assists in a 3-0 sweep at Polytechnic University on February 5 and capped off the week with 51 assists, four kills and a .571 hitting percentage in a 3-1 win over Ramapo on February 7.

Buggs is fifth in the NECVA in assists with 11.89 per game. The SUNY New Paltz men’s volleyball team, winners of three straight matches, is 5-2 overall and tied for third place in the NECVA with a 3-2 record.

New Paltz will play at Medgar Evers College on Thursday (Feb. 12) at 7:00 p.m.