GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The young guns for Florida volleyball got their first taste of the regular season.

In front of the largest home opener in Gator history (4,705) No. 18 Florida defeated FIU in straight sets (25-21, 25-14, 25-12) to open the season 1-0 for the ninth-straight season.

Gainesville native Chloe Mann led the Gators with 15 kills.

Junior setter Taylor Brauneis led the Gators with 38 assists.

Florida faces Florida A&M on Saturday at noon, then do battle against former Buchholz standout Gigi Meyer and Florida Gulf Coast at 7:30 p.m.

In NCAA soccer, the Florida Gators battled North Carolina to a 0-0 tie, the first-ever in the team's 10 previous meetings.