Colorado Springs, Colo. – Minnesota State goaltender Abigail Levy has been invited by USA Hockey for the 2019 USA Hockey Women's National Festival, which will take place Aug. 5-13 at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Levy, a native of Congers, N.Y., started 34 games as a freshman for the Mavericks in 2018-19 and went 9-18-7 with a 2.35 goals-against average, a .924 save percentage and five shutouts. Levy tied the school record for most shutouts in a single-season with five, played the most minutes by a goaltender, had the second-best goals against average, tied for second-best save percentage, tied for fifth most wins and had the seventh-most saves in a single-season at Minnesota State.  Named WCHA Rookie of the Week twice and WCHA Goaltender of the Week three times, Levy picked up All-WCHA Second Team honors and was named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team.

The 2019 USA Hockey Women's National Festival serves as a training camp for its top-level players and the camp will also be utilized to choose both U18 and U22 Select Teams to compete against Canada in the annual U18 and U22 Series. This year's competition, a best-of-three series at each level, will take place at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., from Aug. 14-17.