Mar 16, 2022

Loyola eyes another NCAA run, with Sister Jean by its side

Posted Mar 16, 2022 2:35 AM
<b>Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. </b>Photo courtesy <a href="https://www.luc.edu/campusministry/about/meetourteam/srjeandolores-schmidtbvm/">Loyola Chicago</a>
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt. Photo courtesy Loyola Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — The NCAA Tournament begins this week with a familiar face on hand. Loyola Chicago is back in the tournament and so is the team's beloved chaplain, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt.

She is now 102.

The nun and her team captured the country's imagination with a stunning Final Four run in 2018 and made another big push last year, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen.

The Ramblers will play Ohio State in Pittsburgh on Friday in a first-round game.