<P> Winifred "Willow" Cruz (Jessica Marie Garcia) is Maddie's best friend and teammate . She plays center and often exclaims that she "doesn't go down!" She and Maddie share a special high - five . Willow's only weakness is her obsessive crush on Joey, as seen in "Slump - a-Rooney", when she misdirects a love note to be from him . Later in the series, Willow competes in the Battle of the Bands with Liv, Andie, and Holden, where she plays drums . They win the battle and continue to perform as a band . Around the end of season 3 and into Liv and Maddie Cali Style she and Joey are officially boyfriend and girlfriend . </P> <P> Astrid "Stains" Stanislowski (Bridget Shergalis) is a teammate and friend of Maddie's . She is a petite girl with a hearty appetite . She gets her name because her clothing gets inadvertently dirty in each episode she appears in . She has a recurring tendency to rub the side of her nose with her thumb whenever she gets involved in a scheme, as seen in "Team - a-Rooney", when the team rallies against Principal Fickman, in "Sweet 16 - a-Rooney", when she helps plan a surprise party for Maddie, and in "Shoe - a-Rooney", when she has to take over for Maddie in a game because Maddie was too busy obsessing with her new shoes . She also has a habit of ending each sentence with "man", even when referring to Maddie and her other teammates . </P> <P> Artie Smalls (Jimmy Bellinger) is a classmate and proclaimed nemesis of Joey's . They are often competitive in proving who is smarter than the other, with Joey usually falling short, but they have worked together before, as shown in "Brain - a-Rooney" and "BFF - a-Rooney". Artie has some unnamed student followers who serve as his "minions". </P> <P> In "Moms - a-Rooney", it is revealed that Artie has a crush on Joey's famous sister Liv . He is also a sci - fi fanatic, showing up at a promotional event for Space Werewolves . In "Frame - a-Rooney", it was revealed that Artie is Diggie's brother . In the episode "Match - a-Rooney" Liv turns down Artie's invitation to the Sadie Hawkins dance and was originally Willow's date but then Liv decided to ask Artie herself to take Willow's place to be his date so she can be Joey's date . In the episode "Voice - a-Rooney" it revealed that he has a kitten that he named after Liv and he thanked Joey for taking care of her when she got lost . </P>

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