The Queens College Knights were Harvard's hardest competition up until this point in the season. The Knights came into Saturday's match atop the Hay division of the EIVA.

"Queens is definitely a very talented team," Bookman said. "Winning against them really proves our worth in the EIVA."

Herger and Pankau, playing in their final game at the Malkin Athletic Center, came out firing on all cylinders. Pankau had six kills on eight tries (.750 hit percentage) while Herger tacked on four kills.

To cap a well executed and tenaciously played first game, Pankau aced his last serve to seal a 17-15 win.

However, the Knights also had a few aces up their sleeves. In the second game, Queens dealt Harvard three straight aces that jacked the Crimson's chances at an easy win.

The Knights, behind the screaming theatrics of fiery outside hitter Maxim Auguste, cruised to a 15-9 win in the second game.

Harvard answered in the third game, with Herger and Pankau leading the way. Herger had 10 kills in 13 attempts (.769) with Pankau contributing eight kills in 11 attempts (.727).

In the fourth game, the solid play of Pankau and Herger built a 14-9 lead and positioned the Crimson to win the game and the match. However, the Knights, one point from elimination, clawed their way back to win the fourth game 16-14 behind the kills of Auguste.