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Sweet 16 Highlight: Watch Sister Jean’s pregame prayer for Loyola-Chicago

**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 2:01 a.m. ET Thursday, March 22, 2018. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE -- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain for Loyola-Chicago’s men's basketball team, on the university campus in Chicago, March 11, 2018. With Loyola about the face Nevada in the NCAA tournament's round of 16 on Thursday, the 98-year-old nun has become a media darling, recently capping an interview-filled 24 hours with an appearance on “Good Morning America.” (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)

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**EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 2:01 a.m. ET Thursday, March 22, 2018. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** FILE -- Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, chaplain for Loyola-Chicago’s men's basketball team, on the university campus in Chicago, March 11, 2018. With Loyola about the face Nevada in the NCAA tournament's round of 16 on Thursday, the 98-year-old nun has become a media darling, recently capping an interview-filled 24 hours with an appearance on “Good Morning America.” (Alyssa Schukar/The New York Times)
By Juliakate E Culpepper
March 22, 2018

The most famous member of Loyola-Chicago’s squad, Sister Jean Dolores-Schmidt said her traditional pregame prayer for the Ramblers Thursday before they tipped off for their first Sweet 16 appearance in over three decades.

Sister Jean, Loyola’s 98-year-old team chaplain who’s been with the Ramblers basketball team since 1994, prayed for the team like she’s done before every game this season.

"Stay focused,” Dolores-Schmidt said. “Use your heads and your hearts."

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