Micah Barkley
Micah Barkley serves as Herd Media's Features Editor and Sports Photographer. She is a Junior Journalism major with a minor in German and a passion for photography. Outside of writing and learning languages, she enjoys riding horses, music, basketball, swing dancing and line dancing, and spending time with her friends, among other things. She has writing experience with The Numismatist – a publication of the American Numismatic Association – and is an aspiring author with two books currently published under the pen name Summer Ryland. When not at Lipscomb, she lives on a communal cattle ranch in the great state of Texas.
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Lipscomb men’s basketball beats UNA to tie for first in ASUN standings
Lipscomb men’s basketball faced off against the University of North Alabama in a high-stakes game on February 20. The winner would determine the ASUN standings, as UNA was first with 12-3 and Lipscomb was tied for second with 11-4. “We said there’s three things when you play them,” said head coach Lennie Acuff. “The paint, the glass and the free throw line.” “They live in the paint like you saw at the end and they start driving that ball. I mean, Jackson Lane is a high level player and and they lived in the paint in the first game all the same,” he continued. “So we wanted to keep them…
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Bisons march back from 6-run deficit to win in extras
Lipscomb baseball had their first midweek game of the season, against Evansville, on February 18. It was a rollercoaster that eventually ended on a high, as the Bisons staged a thrilling comeback in the bottom of the ninth, to win 11-10 in overtime. The Bisons started off strong, leading the Aces 3-1 by the end of the second inning. Energy was high in the dugout as the Bisons held their lead until the sixth inning. Redshirt sophomore right-handed pitcher Tanner Lyne started for the Bisons and had two 1-2-3 innings, facing off against just three batters in the third and fourth innings. The Aces managed to rally in the sixth…
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Jalyn Holcomb starts February strong, takes three Lipscomb records, one personal record
Lipscomb women’s basketball graduate student guard Jalyn Holcomb has had a fantastic February. Only two weeks into the month, she’s clinched two all-time records for the women’s team. Holcomb is now not only Lipscomb women’s leading three-point scorer, but also the women’s all-time Division 1 leading scorer as well. She’s made 216 three-point shots and scored 1,412 points overall. She is also now the leader in percentages for both field goal and three-point accuracy for the Lady Bisons, with a career high of 30 points in one game. The 5’9″ guard clinched her first record against West Georgia on Feb. 5. She made a three-point shot with 4:11 left in…
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Baseball looks forward to opening day, upcoming season
With baseball’s opening day on the horizon, both new and returning players alike look forward to the chance to put their skills into play. Coming off of a 22-34 season in 2024, the 2025 team has a lot of room to use those skills as the season begins. Herd Media spoke with five of the players – both new and old – on Lipscomb’s 2025 baseball team, learning what they were looking forward to, how they felt about their team, and what they had in store for the teams they will face this season. “We have a very versatile team this year,” said redshirt senior infielder David Coppedge. “I feel…
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Ognacevic reflects on the beginning and looks ahead to the rest of his fifth college season
Lipscomb’s men’s basketball team has been dominating their season, currently 13-6 in all and 5-1 in ASUN conference play. Senior Forward, Jacob Ognacevic, has contributed greatly to the team’s success, coming back from a redshirted junior year to start every game for the Bisons. Despite not seeing the court due to his injury for nearly two years, Ognacevic came back ready to play, and with a more positive outlook on the game as a whole. (For more on this, read the article on Jacob Ognacevic from pre-season here.) This season, Ognacevic has not only been leading the team in many areas, but averaging 18.9 points a game, a new college…
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Lipscomb MBB takes on SEMO, a photo gallery
December fifth was Lipscomb University’s Dead Day, and students had an opportunity to take a break from their studying to watch the Men’s Basketball Team take on Southeast Missouri State. Lipscomb won 78-60, and there were 2,123 students, parents, and fans in attendance. Lipscomb Academy students were also in attendance, adding to the energy in the arena.
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Lipscomb WSOC take home rings from the ASUN Championship
Lipscomb’s Women’s Soccer team took their season by storm, finishing the regular season with a 14-3-4 record. They won against teams like Ole Miss and Eastern Kentucky, and beat rival Belmont 3-1 while almost six hundred students and fans watched. (Read this article about the Women’s Soccer Battle of the Boulevard and the Lippy Lunatics for more.) The Lady Bisons advanced to the ASUN championship as the third seed, taking on seventh seed Bellarmine at home on November third. The game was a close one, regulation ending with the score tied at 1-1 and entering overtime. Neither team scored during the first overtime period, and then Lipscomb midfielder Hailey Johnson…
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A look back at Halloweek – a photo gallery
At the end of October, Lipscomb students geared up for a long-awaited week of spooky festivities – “Halloweek.” The campus’s residence halls put on different themed events, ranging from Elam Hall’s Yeehaw to High Rise’s Haunted Wednesday Nights We Eat. Members of Dr. Lois Jones’s Photojournalism Class covered the events, resulting in this photo gallery. Students covered Scare in the Square, Haunted Wednesday Nights We Eat and the traditional Lipscomb Halloween Dodgeball Game. Featured image taken by Maggie Burke.
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Challenges have given Ognacevic patience and positivity as he anticipates fifth college season
Men’s basketball senior forward Jacob Ognacevic has faced what many would call a tough series of challenges. A high school senior season cut short by COVID-19, health issues during a redshirt freshmen debut year at Lipscomb University and a junior year on the sidelines due to an injured knee have all attempted to get in his way. But the 6’8″ forward hasn’t let any of those challenges stop him. In fact, Ognacevic’s skills have only improved. “I’m just kind of using that [junior] year as a blessing because when it all happened and when I had the redshirt, I didn’t want to take a negative outlook on it,” Ognacevic said.…
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The Dove Awards dazzle all in attendance – a photo gallery
Lipscomb University hosted the 55th annual Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards on Tuesday, October first. The stars were out in full force – not just in person, but strewn across artists’ and attendee’s clothes. From Lauren Daigle’s signature hats to CAIN’s matching flower-bedecked outfits, everyone was dressed to the nines. Herd Media photographers were on the red carpet and captured some of the artists’ looks for this photo gallery. From full leather dresses to elegant evening wear, to truly unique combinations, the cameras captured it all. Scroll through for an inside look at “Who Wore What.”
