Crenshaw (23-5) set the tone early, scoring a takedown in the first minute to take a 2-0 lead. Kocher (17-4) answered with an escape and the process repeated in the second period as the wrestlers battled to a 4-4 tie heading into the final period.
Kocher started the final period on top and Crenshaw quickly escaped to go up 5-4. Kocher then shot and Crenshaw sprawled and got behind Kocher for a takedown of his own to go up 7-5, which would be the final score.
"Victer is a complete wrestler," head coach Jack Effner said. "He's doing all the right things and he's only going to get better."
Hahn (9-4) lifted Pitt's Eric Cassidy early with a double-leg and then twisted him on his back. Hahn controlled Cassidy's head with his left arm and got the pin in exactly 60 seconds.
The pin gave CSU a 21-12 lead, clinching the win for the Vikings.
"That was a huge win and it will do wonders for our confidence," Effner said. "We beat a good team tonight, one that was ranked second in our league, and our guys were eager to prove that we were ready."
Junior Ryan Riggs (8-10) gave CSU an early lead with a 3-2 decision over Brad Gentzle. After being taken down, Riggs scored a pair of escapes to tie the bout, 2-2. Riggs would gain the decision after accumulating 1:28 of riding time in the second period.
After a major decision by Pitt's Drew Headlee, an All-American at 133 pounds, gave the Panthers a 4-3 lead, junior Mike Hurley (16-7) used two reversals and three near-fall points to win an 11-5 decision over Joe Ciampoli to put the Vikings ahead, 6-4.
Junior Ryan Hurley (21-8) extended the Vikings' lead to 10-4 with a key major decision over Mark Generalovich at 149 pounds. Hurley, the reigning EWL Wrestler of the Week, scored three late takedowns and added a point for riding time to turn a 4-2 bout into a 12-4 major decision, setting the stage for Crenshaw.
The Panthers pulled to within 13-12 in the next two matches, a decision by Sean Richmond (17-10) over sophomore Marcus Effner (18-13) at 165 pounds and a 20-5 tech fall by third-ranked Keith Gavin at 174 pounds.
Pitt's Zach Sheaffer (22-8) defeated sophomore Rahard Goff (21-11), 1-0, in the night's final bout. CSU was deducted a team point at the end of the meet to cut the final margin to six.
The Vikings, who have won five straight, return to action on Friday, Feb. 2 against Lock Haven at Woodling Gym. The meet is set for 7:00 p.m.
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