How Julia Ryan Reached 892 Career Draw Controls at CMS

Julia Ryan of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps was credited with 892 career draw controls through the 2026 season, covering her first three college seasons. Syracuse reported that she averaged 15.93 draw controls per game and that her total surpassed both Claire Connolly’s Division III benchmark of 766 and Maddie Jenner’s prior all-divisions benchmark of 791. Because these record claims come from university athletics departments and student media rather than a current NCAA record-book entry cited here, 892 is best described as a reported NCAA career record. Syracuse’s announcement provides the total, average and record comparisons.

The answer: 892 reported career draw controls

The Julia Ryan associated with this record is the CMS draw specialist who played her first three college seasons for the Athenas from 2024 through 2026. The latest reported total is 892—not the 782 she had immediately after breaking the Division III benchmark in April 2026.

The identification matters because another Julia Ryan played women’s lacrosse at Temple from 2017 through 2020. Temple’s roster lists that player as an attacker and reports two draw controls in five appearances during her 2017 freshman season; it makes no school, conference or NCAA draw-control record claim. She is not the CMS player discussed here.

The precise formulation is therefore: CMS’s Julia Ryan had a reported NCAA career-record 892 draw controls through her junior season in 2026. “Reported” preserves the distinction between the claims published by CMS, Syracuse and student media and direct certification in a current NCAA record book.

Ryan’s season-by-season draw-control totals

Ryan’s three annual totals add to 892. The season breakdown was reported by The Daily Orange in its coverage of her Syracuse commitment.

Season	College year	Draw controls	Cumulative total
2024	Freshman	194	194
2025	Sophomore	346	540
2026	Junior	352	892

Source: The Daily Orange reported the 194, 346 and 352 season totals.

The arithmetic is direct:

194 + 346 + 352 = 892

The available annual rates add context without supplying a complete rate for every season. Ryan averaged 10.2 draw controls per game while recording 194 in 2024, then averaged 18.53 while recording 352 in 2026. Her CMS profile also says she led the nation in draw controls in consecutive seasons; student reporting identifies the winning totals as 346 in 2025 and 352 in 2026. Together, those figures show that the career total came from sustained season-long production rather than one unusually productive game. CMS lists the supported 2024 and 2026 totals, rates and national-leader distinction.

A separate figure requires caution. In April 2025, CMS reported that Ryan was averaging 19.5 draw controls per game. That was a season-to-date rate published before the campaign ended, not a stated final average for 2025. It should not be substituted for a full-season calculation.

The benchmarks Ryan’s 892 surpassed

The record comparison involves two different career benchmarks: Connolly’s Division III total and Jenner’s all-divisions total.

Player	Program	Career span	Reported career draws
Julia Ryan	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	2024–26, three seasons	892
Maddie Jenner	Duke	2019–23	791
Claire Connolly	Babson	2022–25	766

Syracuse identified Connolly’s 766 as the previous Division III career record and Jenner’s 791 as the previous all-divisions mark. It reported Ryan’s 892 as exceeding both benchmarks. The Syracuse announcement supports the totals and record classifications.

Ryan’s reported margin over Connolly was:

892 − 766 = 126

Her margin over Jenner was:

892 − 791 = 101

Those comparisons should remain attached to the correct statistical category. They concern career draw-control totals, not a season record, a per-game average or a single-game performance.

The timing also differs between the two milestones. CMS documented when Ryan passed Connolly during its April 15, 2026 game against Redlands. The available reports establish that she later exceeded Jenner’s 791, but they do not identify the exact draw, game or date on which she moved into first place across all divisions. Assigning that milestone to a particular contest would go beyond the cited reporting.

The record progression—and what the 30-draw game did not establish

Ryan’s progression includes two prominent games, but each represents a different statistical achievement.

April 23, 2025 — 30 draw controls against Whittier. Ryan secured 30 of CMS’s 34 draw controls in a home win over Whittier. CMS reported that the team total of 34 tied the NCAA Division III single-game record. The report did not identify Ryan’s individual total of 30 as an NCAA single-game record. It also described her 19.5-per-game average at that point in the season rather than providing a final 2025 rate. The CMS Whittier report distinguishes Ryan’s 30 from the team’s record-tying 34.

That distinction matters because “single-game record” could otherwise be misread as applying to Ryan individually. The supported claim is narrower: CMS tied the reported Division III team record, and Ryan accounted for 30 of the team’s 34 draw controls.

April 15, 2026 — the Division III career milestone against Redlands. Ryan entered the game with 758 career draw controls, eight behind Connolly’s record of 766. Her ninth draw of the game moved her to 767 and passed the cited Division III mark with 5:35 remaining in the second quarter. She finished with 24 draw controls in the game and 782 for her career.

At that point, 782 was still nine short of Jenner’s reported all-divisions benchmark of 791. This explains why 782 appears in accounts of Ryan’s record: it was her career total at the end of the game in which she passed Connolly, not her final total for the 2026 season.

By the end of the 2026 season — 892 career draw controls. Ryan continued adding to her total after the Redlands game. Syracuse and The Daily Orange subsequently credited her with 352 draw controls for the season and 892 through three college seasons.

The figures belong to four separate categories:

• Reported career record: 892 draw controls through the 2026 season.
• Individual game performance: 30 against Whittier.
• Season-to-date rate: 19.5 per game when the Whittier report appeared.
• Reported team single-game record: CMS’s 34 against Whittier, tying the Division III mark.

Only the first is the latest reported career total attached to Ryan. The Whittier performance illustrates her ability to dominate possession, but the available evidence does not establish 30 as an NCAA individual single-game record.

What comes next for Ryan and the record

Ryan committed to Syracuse for the 2028 season, but the announcement described a future graduate-transfer plan rather than a completed move. Syracuse reported that she was expected to play a fourth season at CMS in 2027 before joining the Orange in 2028.

That timeline remains conditional. Enrollment, eligibility and participation are future events, so Ryan should not yet be described as having transferred to or competed for Syracuse.

Her career ledger may also remain open. If Ryan plays the planned 2027 season for CMS, her total could increase beyond 892. How later CMS or possible Syracuse statistics would be classified for NCAA record purposes should not be assumed without the applicable eligibility and record-keeping documentation.

Student reporting provides strategic context for the commitment: The Daily Orange reported that Syracuse averaged 7.8 draw controls per game in 2026, last in the ACC. That makes Ryan’s specialty relevant to an identified roster need, although it does not guarantee her future role or production.

For now, the properly qualified figure is 892 reported career draw controls through the 2026 season. It stands 126 above Connolly’s cited Division III mark and 101 above Jenner’s prior all-divisions benchmark. The frequently cited 782 was an intermediate total from the night Ryan broke the Division III record; 892 is the latest reported three-season total.