Loyola Chicago could very well be 20 minutes from finding itself playing in the National Championship Game on Monday. The Ramblers were up 29-22 at halftime against Michigan in Saturday’s Final Four game.
Sure a lot of the focus has been on the 98-year old Sister Jean. And for good reason. Loyola’s team chaplain has provided some good luck for her team since its improbable journey to the Final Four started earlier this month.
Here’s how the Twitter world reacted to Loyola’s brilliant first half performance against the Wolverines on Saturday.
I'm running out of patience here. Sister Jean needs to get T'd up.
— Ray Ratto (@RattoIndy) March 31, 2018
You know #SisterJean is pleased with the halftime score…#FinalFour #OnwardLU pic.twitter.com/Nx8C6Xeazy
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) March 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/barstoolsports/status/980219125590052864
Loyola-Chicago hasn't been beaten this season when leading at the half. pic.twitter.com/lIsHSL5FUl
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 31, 2018
Loyola heads into the locker room with the lead at the Final Four.
Probably a sentence you never thought you’d read. pic.twitter.com/8e5GJcKDp4
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) March 31, 2018
Loyola-Chicago might be proof God exists…
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) March 31, 2018
Loyola flat out looks like the better team. This has all the makings. #FinalFour
— Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) March 31, 2018
Profit from men’s basketball program in 2016-17 season:
Loyola — $0
Michigan — $8.1 million
(Source: Equity in Athletics)
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 31, 2018
No. 11 #Loyola heads into the half up 29-22 on No. 3 #Michigan! #FinalFour #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/H5ybxNIytI
— FanSided (@FanSided) March 31, 2018
I don’t know who’s going to win, but #Loyola is the better team. #FinalFour
— Rick Morrissey (@MorrisseyCST) March 31, 2018
Why does Loyola Chicago continue to perform so well? They embody these 4 traits consistently:
🏀 Belief
🏀 Poise
🏀 Unselfishness
🏀 Focus
— Alan Stein, Jr. (@AlanSteinJr) March 31, 2018