Aces Run Wild Wednesday for Penn State

By Mike Gilbert, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.- Marlaina Laubach and Madison Seifert tossed a pair of gems Wednesday night against St. Francis (Pa.). But was there something tropical that helped them hurl such great games?

Blow up palm trees can be seen all around Beard Field during each home game, and the superstition serves as a reminder to the players to hang tough during the game.

"The palm tree represents our culture here. Palm trees are a type of tree that weather the storm, we call it. So when its stormy out and if it bends over, it always comes back straight up," said Seifert.

Clearly, the plastic, 10 feet long timber brings the mojo to Beard Field. But there…