Loyola-Chicago basketball chaplain Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, poses with fans for a photo before the first half of a regional final NCAA college basketball tournament game on March 24, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP/David Goldman)
Editor s note: This story was updated at 1:15 p.m. Central time March 16 to note that Sr. Jean Dolores Schmidt received approval to go to the NCAA Tournament.
A year after it was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA basketball tournament is back. And one of the sport s most beloved fans will have a shot at witnessing any buzz-beaters by her favorite team in person, too.