That defense kept the Hawks in the deciding game with the score tied at 9-9. It took about six rotations before Lewis buried a hit to break the deadlock. Roger Williams never scored again.
"I put a ball away at 10-9," Lewis said. "And we never looked back."
Harvard had a strong opening game, running its middle offense to perfection. The Hawks seemed befuddled as freshman setter Conor Gaughan dished out the assists from the center.
Gaughan finished the game with 50 assists.
"In the first game, we ran the middle flawlessly," Lewis said. "They couldn't stop us. In the second game, they made an adjustment and shut us down."
All told, the Crimson trailed in the middle contests, and it struggled with its confidence as it tried to mount a comeback.
"We came out a little flat early," Pankau said. "We lost our confidence a bit. But we kept at it, played our game, and chipped away."
Junior outside hitter Joe Herger and senior middle blocker Evan Mager also turned in exceptional performances last night.
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