What a full Wednesday for the Texas women’s basketball program.

The fourth-ranked Longhorns signed the fifth-best recruit in the nation before lunch and then swatted away the Lamar Cardinals with a 37-point blowout after dinner.

Both events were equally important for different reasons, as coach Vic Schaefer can attest. But in both cases, “We got better today,” he said.

How easy was it? Schaefer never took off his jacket during the 95-58 victory at Moody Center.

Normally, that thing comes flying off whenever the Horns are struggling. Not this time. Texas improved to 2-0 as senior Shay Holle had 15 points while Schaefer’s star freshmen Justice Carlton (15 points) and Jordan Lee (12 points) both had effective nights.

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The Horns shot 52% overall and went just 5-for-12 from 3-point range. Oddly enough, the one stat that will leave Schaefer confused in the film room is the rebounding total. Texas was just plus-2 on the glass despite having more athleticism. Lamar shot 53% with all but four shots coming inside the 3-point line.

Still, Schaefer was likely happy to see his freshmen having big performances. Odds are five-star guard Aaliyah Crump had to like it, too.

Crump, a 6-foot-1 scorer originally from Minnesota, is the nation’s No. 5 overall recruit, according to espnw. She averaged 24.4 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.7 steals and 3.3 assists last season in leading her high school team to a state championship.

The MaxPreps Minnesota player of the year has played for USA Basketball the last two years and was part of the Under-16 team that won the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in Merida, Mexico.

“Well, from the start, watching Vic Schaefer at Mississippi State and Texas A&M, I know he had a history of winning, and he was really going to push his team to win championships and that was a big thing for me. That’s why I was really intrigued by playing for him and his coaching staff,” Crump said on a Zoom call with reporters.

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“And then after visiting campus, the coaches and the programs made me feel like home, and I know they have big, big goals of winning, and I want to be part of that.”

Asked to describe her game, Crump said, “I would say I’m a pretty versatile player. I can shoot the three and get to the basket, but I’m really willing to contribute whatever I can to help the team win.”

Schaefer said Crump reminds him of Holle, a do-everything competitor with a long track record of winning.

“Today, we added another great player that can play multiple positions,” Schaefer said. “She’s going to be great in our locker room. She’s really, really my kind of kid, highly motivated, got a motor off the chart, plays with tremendous passion and energy and is really, really focused.

“We look for kids that bring the total package, if you can find them,” he added. “And I think Aaliyah has the total package. Really excited. It’s an exciting time for us.”

It may not be over, either. The Horns are still in the running for the nation’s No. 1 prospect in the class of 2025 — Aaliyah Chavez of Lubbock. Even though players could sign scholarship agreements beginning Wednesday, Chavez did not announce her decision.