Photo by Sam Thiel Marshall’s Jordyn Hilgemann signs her National Letter of Intent Wednesday to play basketball at Northern State University.

MARSHALL — Wednesday marked an important day for several high school athletes around the country, as basketball players could sign during an early period at the Division I level as well as a regular period for Division II.

Marshall senior Jordyn Hilgemann was among that massive group, as she officially signed her National Letter of Intent to play at Northern State University.

“It feels great just to have it out of the way,” Hilgemann said. “It’s been a long time, so now that it’s finally official, it’s awesome.”

The past few years, Hilgemann has been instrumental in leading the way for Marshall on the hardwood in both volleyball and girls basketball. Last season, she averaged 24.4 points per game along with dishing out 79 total assists. She also added 80 steals, 126 rebounds while also connecting on nearly 76% of her free throws (147-of-194) on the season.

Hilgemann said she knew that she wanted to continue to play basketball at the next level and what drew her to Northern State was the overall feel of the community and the Wolves’ program.

“I just love the game of basketball so it was kind of an easy decision that I wanted to continue playing,” Hilgemann said. “With Northern, the community is amazing, I like the campus and the basketball program, it was just the perfect fit.”

Hilgemann added that her coaches and teammates at Marshall have had a tremendous impact on her and they’ve been extremely supportive throughout her time at MHS.

“They’re so supportive,” Hilgemann said. “I love them with all of my heart because they’ve just supported me in everything that I’ve ever done.”

Before she takes the floor next year in Aberdeen, Hilgemann still has a final season left with the Marshall girls basketball team. She said she’s looking forward to making the best of the season, whether it’s a full year or a handful of games.

“There’s a lot of unknowns still, so I just hope to make the best of it and we can still accomplish a lot with the games that we will have,” Hilgemann said.