Villanova Wildcats women's basketball
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Villanova Wildcats women's basketball is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program of Villanova University, known for its disciplined, defense-oriented play and long-standing success in the Big East Conference.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Villanova Wildcats women's basketball canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4994766 — 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)
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Target entity: Villanova Wildcats women's basketball Context triple: [Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball, hasRival, Villanova Wildcats women's basketball]
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Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Villanova University, renowned for its multiple national championships and consistent prominence in the Big East Conference.
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Villanova Wildcats football
Villanova Wildcats football is the collegiate football program of Villanova University, competing in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and known for its strong tradition and regional rivalries.
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Penn Quakers women's basketball team
The Penn Quakers women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing the University of Pennsylvania in NCAA Division I competition.
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Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Penn State Lady Lions basketball is the women's basketball program of Pennsylvania State University, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
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Villanova University
Villanova University is a private Catholic research university in Pennsylvania known for its strong academic programs and successful NCAA Division I athletics, particularly in men's basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Villanova Wildcats women's basketball Target entity description: Villanova Wildcats women's basketball is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program of Villanova University, known for its disciplined, defense-oriented play and long-standing success in the Big East Conference.
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A.
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Villanova Wildcats men's basketball is the NCAA Division I program of Villanova University, renowned for its multiple national championships and consistent prominence in the Big East Conference.
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B.
Villanova Wildcats football
Villanova Wildcats football is the collegiate football program of Villanova University, competing in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and known for its strong tradition and regional rivalries.
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C.
Penn Quakers women's basketball team
The Penn Quakers women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing the University of Pennsylvania in NCAA Division I competition.
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Penn State Lady Lions basketball
Penn State Lady Lions basketball is the women's basketball program of Pennsylvania State University, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
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Villanova University
Villanova University is a private Catholic research university in Pennsylvania known for its strong academic programs and successful NCAA Division I athletics, particularly in men's basketball.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NCAA Division I basketball program
ⓘ
college women's basketball team ⓘ |
| affiliation | Villanova Wildcats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachTenureEnd | Harry Perretta 2020 ⓘ |
| coachTenureStart | Harry Perretta 1978 ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| conference | Big East Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceMembership |
original Big East Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reconfigured Big East Conference (post-2013) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceTournament | Big East Women's Basketball Tournament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| establishedBy | Villanova University athletics department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Collegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hasMascot | Will D. Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Denise Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachStart | Denise Dillon 2020 ⓘ |
| homeArena |
Finneran Pavilion
NERFINISHED
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Wells Fargo Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Villanova, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCourtCapacity | Finneran Pavilion approximately 6500 ⓘ |
| NCAATournamentAppearances | multiple ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | ended UConn 70-game winning streak in 2003 Big East Tournament ⓘ |
| notableCoach | Harry Perretta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Denise Dillon
NERFINISHED
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Maddy Siegrist NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelly Pennefather NERFINISHED ⓘ Trish Juhline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeason | 2002–03 season ⓘ |
| playingStyle |
defense-oriented
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disciplined ⓘ |
| programReputation |
disciplined play
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long-standing success in Big East Conference ⓘ strong defense ⓘ |
| retiredNumber |
20 Maddy Siegrist
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20 Trish Juhline ⓘ 24 Shelly Pennefather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rival |
Georgetown Hoyas women's basketball
NERFINISHED
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St. John's Red Storm women's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ UConn Huskies women's basketball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| studentSection | Nova Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| university | Villanova University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Villanova Wildcats women's basketball Description of subject: Villanova Wildcats women's basketball is the NCAA Division I women's basketball program of Villanova University, known for its disciplined, defense-oriented play and long-standing success in the Big East Conference.
Referenced by (7)
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