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Lora, who has season tickets to Tennessee games with her family members, had a hard time picking one item when asked what her favorite thing about the Lady Vols.
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"What's not my favorite thing?" she said.
The Lady Vols struggled many times during the season with an overtime loss to Stanford in December and a blown 19-point lead in a loss to LSU.
Summitt accused her players of being complacent and playing uninspired basketball. The Lady Vols responded by winning the Southeastern Conference championship with a win over LSU.
Tennessee relied on defense throughout the tournament and needed a last-second putback by Hornbuckle to make it past LSU another time in the Final Four for another shot at Stanford and back-to-back titles.
A third straight title may prove a bit more challenging than the previous two with all five starters departing. But Tennessee's got five McDonald's All-Americans to fill their shoes in 6-foot-1 forward Amber Gray of West Chester, Ohio; 6-1 guard Alicia Manning of Woodstock, Ga.; 6-2 guard Shekinna Stricklen of Morrilton, Ark.; 6-3 forward Alyssia Brewer of Sapulpa, Okla.; and 6-2 forward Glory Johnson of Knoxville.
"The cupboard is not bare. Help is on the way," Summitt said.