. ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁spell ▁with ▁Nom ads ▁SC , ▁the ▁Arc ad ia ▁al um ▁decided ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁gap ▁year ▁and ▁joined ▁USS DA ▁St rik ers ▁FC ▁located ▁in ▁Ir v ine , ▁California . ▁ ▁Steve ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁ 2 ▁& ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁ 3 ▁colleg es ▁such ▁as ▁Division ▁ 2 ▁power house ▁University ▁of ▁Char l eston ▁and ▁Division ▁ 3 ▁colleg es ▁like ▁Rh odes ▁College ▁& ▁Reg is ▁College . ▁Ult imately , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁– ▁Ber keley ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁academic ▁endeav ors ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁walk - on ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁ 1 ▁team . ▁While ▁he ▁did ▁train ▁with ▁the ▁NCAA ▁team ▁during ▁off - season , ▁Bur st yn ▁spent ▁his ▁playing ▁career ▁at ▁Cal ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁university ' s ▁club ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁W C SA . ▁In ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year , ▁he ▁helped ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁squad ' s ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁N IR SA ▁National ▁Championship ▁tournament ▁title . ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁National ▁Team ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁American ▁b red ▁player ▁decided ▁to ▁p ly ▁his ▁trade ▁abroad ▁in ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁hom eland : ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁into ▁the ▁U 2 3 ▁Philipp ine ▁National ▁Team ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Hass anal ▁Bol k iah ▁Tro phy ▁in ▁Br une i . ▁Through out