South Dakota State women’s basketball has announced the signing of four players on national signing day. One of those players includes Aberdeen Central forward Lauren Burckhard.
Burckhard was an all-state and all-conference selection as a junior at Aberdeen Central in 2025-26. During that season, Burckhard averaged 12.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and helped her team reach the South Dakota High School State Basketball Tournament. Burkhard talked about her decision in choosing South Dakota State…
Other players signed courtesy of gojacks.com:
Maren Day | 6-1 | Guard | Plymouth, Minn. | Wayzata High School
Maren (pronounced MARR-in) Day averaged 12.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists in her junior season and earned all-conference and all-state honors in a run to the Section 6AAAA championship game.
As a sophomore (2024-25), Day tallied 10.7 points per game to help the Trojans to a Lake Conference title, and was named all-conference and all-state. She was honorable mention all-conference as a freshman.
Competing for North Tartan on the Nike EYBL circuit, Day captured Minnesota AAU state championships in 2024 and 2025, and won the Nike Nationals 16U EYBL title in 2025.
Day is the daughter of Kevin and Sonja Day. She plans to major in nursing.
Maryn Franken | 6-0 | Forward | Sioux Center, Iowa | Sioux Center High School
Maryn (pronounced MARE-in) Franken garnered first-team all-state, all-district and all-conference honors in 2025-26, her junior campaign at Sioux Center High School. She averaged 20 points and 8.7 rebounds per game last season and led the Warriors to the regional final.
Franken was also an all-state, all-district and all-conference selection as a sophomore, averaging 14.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. The Warriors qualified for the Iowa Girls State Tournament in her sophomore year. She earned first-team all-conference accolades as a freshman with 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.
On the volleyball court, Franken has earned all-state (2025), all-district (2024, 2025) and all-conference recognition (2024, 2025).
Franken is the daughter of Mike and Amanda Franken. She plans to pursue a degree in a health sciences field.
Ruby Moore | 5-8 | Guard | Sioux Falls, S.D. | O’Gorman High School
Ruby Moore has helped O’Gorman win three straight State AA championships in her three seasons with the Knights (2024, 2025, 2026). She was a first-team all-state and an all-state tournament team selection in her sophomore and junior seasons.
In her junior year, Moore averaged 15.3 points and 4.6 assists while totaling 82 steals on the year. She tallied 14.3 points and 3.3 rebounds per contest, plus 71 total steals as a sophomore.
Moore is also a member of the Knights’ track and field team. She placed third in the 300-meter hurdles at the state meet in 2026.
Moore is the daughter of Kristie and Keith Moore. Her dad played basketball at Northern State while her sister, Isabelle, played at Northern State and Augustana and her sister, Lucy, plays at Augustana. Moore plans to major in business.
