Butler transfer to battle former squad

IU women's soccer coach Joe Kelley calls it the "Kara factor."\nButler transfer Kara Bryan, a junior, will be returning to Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis for tonight's game against the Bulldogs. That's one more reason his team has to be prepared mentally for a team known for its physical play.\n"They have some good players. They're a solid team," Kelley said. "There's no teams on our schedule that we can look at and say 'we're just going to walk all over these people.' Plus the fact that it's an in-state rivalry and obviously the 'Kara factor' will be a big motivating factor for them."\nBryan and her teammates are aware of the fact that BU might come out gunning for the former BU star who earned Midwestern Collegiate Conference player of the year last season, but Bryan feels no pressure.\n"I'm sure they're going to come out even harder in the game against me, so I just have to step it up," Bryan said.\nThe Hoosier have more options than just Bryan, according to junior defender Dana Philp.\n"They can zero in on her, but if they zero in on her, it leaves (Emily) Hotz and (Kelly) Kram open," Philp said.\nEven with the loss of Bryan, Butler is not a team to be taken lightly. They've jumped out to a 2-0 record with wins over Louisiana--Lafayette and Alabama. The Hoosiers view the Bulldogs as another team it should be able to execute against. \n"We should be able to have some offense," sophomore defender Erin Hesselbach said. "We should be at their end most of the game."\nHaving Bryan going up against her old squad adds a little spice to a game that is already a physical in-state rivalry.\n"I think it makes it a lot more interesting, definitely for her (Bryan)," Philp said. "When we played them last spring, I know it was a big game for her, they had her picked out of everyone."\nStill, IU (1-0) must concentrate simply on the task at hand, which is continuing to build momentum after starting its season with a sloppy 1-0 victory over Cincinnati last Friday.\n"There's always something that we can find to do better. There were some things in the last game we did very well, but there are also some things we need to work on as a team and hopefully each game we can get better and better," Kelley said. "We need to take care of the ball a little bit more offensively. Also, defensively we have to be a bit more aggressive. We were more of a reaction defense than a proactive one."\nThe Hoosiers are counting on the game being a typical Butler-Indiana match-up, with physical play and plenty of bumps in bruises.\n"I'm pumped," Bryan said. "I'm a little bit nervous, I don't really know why. Maybe, it's just because knowing a lot of girls"