Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

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NCAA Division I women’s basketball program college women’s basketball team

Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball is the University of Notre Dame’s highly successful NCAA Division I women’s basketball program, known for multiple national championships and frequent deep tournament runs.

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Label	Occurrences
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball canonical	15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball	9
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team	6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team	6
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball program	2
2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball season	1
University of Notre Dame women’s basketball program	1
University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T243347 — 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: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball
Context triple: [University of Connecticut women’s basketball, hasRivalryWith, Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball]

A. Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Saint Mary's College of California, known for its consistent success in the West Coast Conference and frequent NCAA Tournament appearances.
B. University of Connecticut women’s basketball
The University of Connecticut women’s basketball program is a powerhouse in college basketball, renowned for its numerous national championships, dominant seasons, and producing WNBA and Olympic stars under longtime coach Geno Auriemma.
C. Dartmouth Big Green women’s basketball
Dartmouth Big Green women’s basketball is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program of Dartmouth College, known for its Ivy League competition and historic rivalry with fellow conference schools.
D. Harvard Crimson women’s basketball
Harvard Crimson women’s basketball is the varsity women’s basketball program of Harvard University, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Ivy League.
E. Princeton Tigers women’s basketball
Princeton Tigers women’s basketball is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program of Princeton University, known for its strong Ivy League success and frequent conference titles and postseason appearances.
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: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball
Target entity description: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball is the University of Notre Dame’s highly successful NCAA Division I women’s basketball program, known for multiple national championships and frequent deep tournament runs.

A. Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball
Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Saint Mary's College of California, known for its consistent success in the West Coast Conference and frequent NCAA Tournament appearances.
B. University of Connecticut women’s basketball
The University of Connecticut women’s basketball program is a powerhouse in college basketball, renowned for its numerous national championships, dominant seasons, and producing WNBA and Olympic stars under longtime coach Geno Auriemma.
C. Dartmouth Big Green women’s basketball
Dartmouth Big Green women’s basketball is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program of Dartmouth College, known for its Ivy League competition and historic rivalry with fellow conference schools.
D. Harvard Crimson women’s basketball
Harvard Crimson women’s basketball is the varsity women’s basketball program of Harvard University, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Ivy League.
E. Princeton Tigers women’s basketball
Princeton Tigers women’s basketball is the NCAA Division I women’s basketball program of Princeton University, known for its strong Ivy League success and frequent conference titles and postseason appearances.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NCAA Division I women’s basketball program ⓘ college women’s basketball team ⓘ
ArikeOgunbowaleNotableMoment	hit game-winning shot in 2018 national championship vs Mississippi State ⓘ hit game-winning shot in 2018 national semifinal vs UConn ⓘ
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
division	NCAA Division I ⓘ
formerConference	Big East Conference ⓘ
formerHeadCoach	Muffet McGraw ⓘ
governingBody	National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ
headCoach	Niele Ivey ⓘ
homeArena	Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center ⓘ
homeCity	Notre Dame, Indiana ⓘ
knownFor	frequent deep NCAA Tournament runs ⓘ multiple national championships ⓘ
location	Notre Dame, Indiana ⓘ
MuffetMcGrawHonor	inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ inducted into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame ⓘ linked to: Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame
MuffetMcGrawTenureEnd	2020 ⓘ
MuffetMcGrawTenureStart	1987 ⓘ
NCAAChampionshipWon	2001 ⓘ 2018 ⓘ
NCAAFinalFourAppearance	1997 ⓘ 2001 ⓘ 2011 ⓘ 2012 ⓘ 2013 ⓘ 2014 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ 2018 ⓘ
NCAARunnerUp	2011 ⓘ 2012 ⓘ 2014 ⓘ
NCAATournamentAppearances	multiple ⓘ
nickname	Fighting Irish ⓘ linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
NieleIveyTenureStart	2020 ⓘ
notablePlayer	Arike Ogunbowale ⓘ Jackie Young ⓘ Jewell Loyd ⓘ Kayla McBride ⓘ Lindsay Allen ⓘ Natalie Achonwa ⓘ Ruth Riley ⓘ Skylar Diggins ⓘ
programStatus	nationally prominent ⓘ
represents	University of Notre Dame ⓘ
retiredNumber	Ruth Riley ⓘ
shortName	Notre Dame ⓘ linked to: University of Notre Dame
sport	basketball ⓘ
university	University of Notre Dame ⓘ

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Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Connecticut women’s basketball → hasRivalryWith → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

Louisville Cardinals women’s basketball → rival → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

Notre Dame, Indiana → hasSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

Boston College Eagles women's basketball team → hasRival → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team ⓘ

subject linked to: Boston College Eagles women’s basketball team

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Louisville Cardinals women's basketball → hasRival → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: Cardinals

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

ACC women's basketball → hasMemberInstitution → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: ACC women’s basketball

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center → homeVenueOf → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Skylar Diggins-Smith → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: Skylar Diggins

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Arike Ogunbowale → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Natalie Achonwa → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Jackie Young → collegeTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

Muffet McGraw → coachedTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Kayla McBride → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

Kayla McBride → alumniOf → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball program ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Syracuse Orange women's basketball → rival → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Lindsay Allen → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Niele Ivey → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Niele Ivey → playsFor → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Niele Ivey → coachOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four → runnerUp → University of Notre Dame women’s basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four → runnerUp → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four → undefeatedTeamInFinal → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four → hasParticipant → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four → champion → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

2018 NCAA Women’s Final Four → MOPTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

Ruth Riley → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Ruth Riley → collegeTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Joyce Center → tenant → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Notre Dame athletic complex → tenant → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Skylar Diggins-Smith → collegeTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: Diggins-Smith

Arike Ogunbowale → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: Arike

Natalie Achonwa → playedCollegeBasketballFor → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

subject linked to: Achonwa

Ann O’Brien McGraw → coachedTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

2001 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach) → winner → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

2001 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach) → season → 2000–01 Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball season ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

2001 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach) → program → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball program ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

2001 NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship with Notre Dame (as coach) → isTitleForInstitution → University of Notre Dame women’s basketball program ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

2011 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship → runnerUp → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

2011 NCAA Division I women’s basketball championship → loser → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball team ⓘ

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Niele Ivey → memberOfSportsTeam → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball team ⓘ

subject linked to: Ivey

linked to: Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball

Notre Dame Athletics Hall of Fame → associatedWith → Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball ⓘ

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