Volleyball Recap: Goddard Wins High-Profile Contest Against Artesia

Goddard faced Artesia in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Rockets came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Rockets, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Landry Brown

Assists

10/04/25 vs Artesia	45
10/04/25 vs St. Michael's	18
10/03/25 vs Los Alamos	37
09/30/25 @ Hobbs	31
09/27/25 @ Portales	39
+ 7 more games

Goddard was led to victory by Mia Ortiz and Landry Brown. Ortiz had 16 digs and two assists, while Brown had 45 assists and 19 digs. Brown has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more assists the last 12 times she's played.

Goddard's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Artesia, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-3.

Goddard has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Carlsbad on the 7th. As for Artesia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Ruidoso on the 7th.