NCAA women's lacrosse

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college sports governance structure women's lacrosse competition system

NCAA women's lacrosse is the overall collegiate women's lacrosse structure in the United States that encompasses all NCAA-sanctioned divisions and championships for the sport.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
NCAA women’s lacrosse	4
NCAA women's lacrosse canonical	2
NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championships	1
NCAA women's lacrosse championships	1
NCAA women’s lacrosse championships	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2828379 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NCAA women's lacrosse
Context triple: [NCAA Division I women's lacrosse, partOf, NCAA women's lacrosse]

A. NCAA Division I women's lacrosse
NCAA Division I women's lacrosse is the highest level of intercollegiate women's lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring top university programs governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
B. Ivy League women’s lacrosse
Ivy League women’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference competition in women’s lacrosse among the eight Ivy League universities, known for combining high academic standards with competitive play.
C. NCAA men’s lacrosse
NCAA men’s lacrosse is the governing body–sanctioned collegiate field lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring varsity programs from universities and colleges across multiple divisions.
D. NCAA Division I women's field hockey
NCAA Division I women's field hockey is the highest level of intercollegiate women's field hockey competition in the United States, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
E. Ivy League men’s lacrosse
Ivy League men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference for men’s lacrosse programs at the eight elite Ivy League universities in the Northeastern United States.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: NCAA women's lacrosse
Target entity description: NCAA women's lacrosse is the overall collegiate women's lacrosse structure in the United States that encompasses all NCAA-sanctioned divisions and championships for the sport.

A. NCAA Division I women's lacrosse
NCAA Division I women's lacrosse is the highest level of intercollegiate women's lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring top university programs governed by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
B. Ivy League women’s lacrosse
Ivy League women’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference competition in women’s lacrosse among the eight Ivy League universities, known for combining high academic standards with competitive play.
C. NCAA men’s lacrosse
NCAA men’s lacrosse is the governing body–sanctioned collegiate field lacrosse competition in the United States, featuring varsity programs from universities and colleges across multiple divisions.
D. NCAA Division I women's field hockey
NCAA Division I women's field hockey is the highest level of intercollegiate women's field hockey competition in the United States, organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
E. Ivy League men’s lacrosse
Ivy League men’s lacrosse is the NCAA Division I athletic conference for men’s lacrosse programs at the eight elite Ivy League universities in the Northeastern United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	college sports governance structure ⓘ women's lacrosse competition system ⓘ
ageCategory	adult ⓘ
ballType	small hard rubber ball ⓘ
competitionFormat	intercollegiate team competition ⓘ
competitionLevel	college ⓘ
competitionType	amateur ⓘ
contactSport	limited-contact ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibilityRequirement	NCAA student-athlete eligibility rules ⓘ
equipment	lacrosse stick ⓘ mouthguard ⓘ protective eyewear ⓘ
fieldPlayersPerTeam	12 ⓘ
fieldType	outdoor field sport ⓘ
genderCategory	women ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
governs	scholarship limits for women's lacrosse in NCAA divisions ⓘ
includes	conference tournaments ⓘ national championship tournaments ⓘ regular season competition ⓘ
includesDivision	NCAA Division I women's lacrosse ⓘ NCAA Division II women's lacrosse ⓘ NCAA Division III women's lacrosse ⓘ
includesPosition	attacker ⓘ defender ⓘ goalkeeper ⓘ midfielder ⓘ
includesPostseason	NCAA women's lacrosse championships ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship
objective	score goals by shooting ball into opponent's net ⓘ
organizes	national rankings for women's college lacrosse ⓘ
organizesChampionship	NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship ⓘ NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship ⓘ linked to: NCAA Division II women's lacrosse NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship ⓘ
overseenBy	NCAA women's lacrosse rules committee ⓘ
participantType	NCAA member institutions ⓘ college women's lacrosse teams ⓘ
primaryAudience	college sports fans in the United States ⓘ
region	United States collegiate athletics ⓘ linked to: National Collegiate Athletic Association
regulates	rules of women's collegiate lacrosse under NCAA ⓘ
ruleSet	NCAA women's lacrosse rules ⓘ
sanctionedBy	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
scope	national ⓘ
seasonTiming	primarily spring season ⓘ
sport	women's lacrosse ⓘ
teamSport	true ⓘ

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