   NCAA tournament 2018: Loyola-Chicago gets inspiration from 98-year-old nun

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Without her wheelchair, Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt would have joined the festivities.

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The 98-year-old Loyola (Ill.) basketball team chaplain Sister Jean watches the first half versus the Miami,,,

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Hurricanes at American Airlines Center in the 2018 NCAA tournament's first round.

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Sister Jean, the longstanding team chaplain, practically jumped with joy at the American Airlines Center.

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“Thank God, thank God we did it,” she remarked after the show.

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