Kansas University's Brittany Williams, right, and Emily Brown attempt to block a Brigham Young attack. KU swept BYU, 3-0.

Brittany Williams was getting tired of watching the volleyball blaze back and forth between the Kansas side of the court and the BYU side. She decided to take action.

“I was really just trying to end it – end it right now,” the freshman middle blocker said with a laugh.

Williams floated a return shot over the outstretched arms of BYU defenders for the KU point. It ended the longest exchange – roughly 50 seconds – between the two teams Thursday night in Horejsi Family Athletics Center.

That was just about how it went for Kansas (7-1) during its 3-0 sweep against No. 16 BYU (6-1). There were two plays in particular that lasted longer than usual. Both points went to the Jayhawks.

The other long exchange happened in game one, with Kansas ahead, 26-22. With the volleyball heading for the floor, senior defensive specialist Jamie Mathewson dove to her right and produced a one-handed return as she fell to the floor. BYU hit it out of bounds after Mathewson’s dig.

Kansas players, including junior right-side hitter Emily Brown, were everywhere on the floor. Brown had a game-high 20 kills.

“I know stats don’t mean everything, but every single person did their job today,” Brown said.

University of Kansas middle blocker Savannah Noyes attempts to spike the ball over Brigham Young University's Lindsy Hartsock in the third match. KU swept BYU 3-0 Thursday night at Horejsi Family Athletics Center.

Kansas coach Ray Bechard said he told Brown after the game that she had a great performance.

“Now the key will be for her to continue to play at that level, because that’s what we need to be the type of team we need to be,” Bechard said.

It was easy for KU players to feed off Brown’s intensity and excitement. At one point in the third game, with Kansas ahead 16-10, Brown produced a running spike that was too much for any BYU player to handle. In fact, Brown spiked the ball so hard that her momentum carried her into the scorers’ table. She simply kept running in stride and smiled at the fans after the point.

A startling result from the match was KU’s .437 attack percentage. Bechard said BYU had held its opponents to a percentage of about .125 this season.

BYU never truly threatened Kansas on Thursday. The games became considerably more lopsided after the Jayhawks’ 30-26 victory in game one. Kansas won 30-24 in game two and 30-23 in game three.

BYU produced a run of five consecutive points in the final game, forcing Bechard to call a timeout. The first point – and the momentum – after the timeout went to Kansas.

“I think from start to finish, we maybe saw one of the best efforts we’ve had in quite some time here at Horejsi,” Bechard said.

The Jayhawks’ schedule remains difficult looking forward. Kansas will face Arkansas on Saturday, then go on the road to play No. 1 Nebraska on Sept. 13.