With three high school squads in the stands to learn, the Harvard women’s volleyball team delivered a lesson in team chemistry.

Rebounding from a fourth-game loss, the Crimson (1-3) took a thrilling tiebreaker 15-12 to down New Hampshire 3-2 last night at the Malkin Athletic Center.

“It’s an emotional match every time we play,” said Harvard Coach Jennifer Weiss. “We played with confidence and executed what we wanted to execute.”

Harvard may have drawn some confidence from the lively home crowd, featuring the varsity, junior varsity and freshman girls’ teams of Everrett High.

The Crimson, playing its home opener, was cheered wildly with each point of the tiebreak.

After Harvard rushed to a 14-8 lead behind the power game of sophomore outside hitter Nilly Schweitzer, the Wildcats (3-8) reeled off four straight points.

But with the crowd stomping and clapping in rhythm, sophomore middle hitter Kaego Ogbechie smashed a powerful kill to give the Crimson the match.

“I think the crowd really helped us,” said senior setter and captain Mindy Jellin. “We were down all last weekend, and playing at home with something to play for really helped.”

Harvard trailed 19-17 in the first game, but rallied to take 10 of the next 13 points before winning 30-26.

UNH rebounded, though, with a dominant 30-16 victory in the second game, highlighted by strong net play from 6’3 outside hitter Lan Dai.

Dai was just one of four Wildcat starters starters standing at least six feet.

“Some of their hitters were bigger than ours,” Weiss said, “but we concentrated on our defense.”

Leading the Crimson defensively was junior outside hitter Allison Bendush. The shortest Crimson starter at 5’7, Bendush posted a team-high 16 digs and, along with Ogbechie, led the team with 17 kills.

“She’s really ball saavy,” Weiss said. “You can be as high as high can be, but it doesn’t help if you hit the same shot every time.”

Jellin also picked up a double-double, with 52 assists and 12 digs on the evening.