Several notable story lines developed during Kansas University’s volleyball match against Texas Tech on Wednesday night at Horejsi Center.

But the most striking emerged when the No. 21-ranked Jayhawks earned their first Big 12 Conference victory of the season with a 3-0 (30-24, 30-23, 30-20) sweep of the Red Raiders.

“They’re a good, quality team, so it’s good to get that one out of the way,” said KU coach Ray Bechard, whose squad improved to 10-1 and 1-1 in the Big 12. “The stat that is pretty amazing is 71 digs.”

Senior libero Jill Dorsey led the way on defense, tallying a team-best 19 digs — including a couple of diving digs that maintained late-match rally points for Kansas — but she wasn’t the only standout.

Junior middle blocker Josi Lima led the Jayhawks with 14 kills and added 14 digs, and junior outside hitter Paula Caten and freshman outside hitter Emily Brown each nearly recorded double-digits in both kills and digs.

“You could say that’s pretty equivalent to a double-double in basketball for points and rebounds,” Bechard said. “It’s definitely a stat that stands out.”

Or that can quickly change a match. Tech only had 37 digs.

The long frames of Lima (6-foot), Caten (6-3) and Brown (6-2) allow the trio to become factors both offensively and defensively, neutralizing opponents’ gameplans.

Dorsey said that definitely was the case against the Red Raiders (5-4, 1-2).

Kansas University volleyball players Ashley Michaels, left, and Andi Rozum, center, celebrate a point with teammate Jill Dorsey during their match against Texas Tech. The Jayhawks beat the Red Raiders, 3-0, Wednesday at Horejsi Center.

“That just shows the great versatility that we have on this team, and you saw how big of an advantage that can be for us,” she said.

Brown, an ex-Baldwin standout, had 10 kills and 13 digs, and Caten chipped in a career-best 10 digs and added six kills.

The superb defensive effort nearly tied the KU record of 72 digs for a three-game match, which the Jayhawks set against Morehead State in Sept. 2002.

But it wasn’t just the defense that propelled KU.

After watching his team quickly fall behind 5-0 in the first game, Bechard signaled a timeout. After the break, KU’s responded with six straight points to take the lead.

KU's Josi Lima leaps for a block against Texas Tech.

“I’d like to think it did something,” Bechard said. “But I didn’t really say anything. It was just a matter of getting refocused.”

Which is exactly what the Jayhawks did with the help of former starter Jana Correa — who before playing in Sunday’s victory over North Dakota State had sat out three matches with continuing soreness from the anterior cruciate ligament she tore last season.

Correa had seven kills Sunday and four kills Wednesday in limited action, which is a welcome sign for Bechard considering senior Lindsey Morris suffered an undisclosed injury Friday against Texas A&M that left her on crutches and out “indefinitely.”

“It really hurts because she’s our MVT, most valuable teammate,” Bechard said of Morris. “She can go in at any place, at anytime, at any position and she always brings with her a great amount of energy.”

“We sure started to play good volleyball after that first five minutes,” Bechard said.

KU will play host Saturday to No. 22 Texas.

Kansas University junior middle blocker Josi Lima celebrates a kill against Texas Tech. Lima had 14 kills and 14 digs in the Jayhawks' 3-0 victory Wednesday at Horejsi Center.