Pankau had three solo blocks and seven block assists while Herger made two solo blocks and assisted on five others. Pankau leads the nation with a 2.93 blocks per game average.
Freshman setter Conor Gaughan ran the offense efficiently, collecting 61 assists while making seven digs, and Herger had an unusually high five assists in a nice supporting role.
"We've had trouble finishing matches," Lewis said. "We found ourselves in this situation a lot and we're looking to establish more consistency. It was just mental lapses that kept us from winning in three, but we're glad to get the win all the same."
Harvard now turns to its annual spring break trip to California, where it will play Sacramento State, U.C.-Santa Cruz, Cal-Baptist and La Verne before coming back east for the Ivy League Championships on April 11 at Penn.