Shelwick enters her third season as head coach of the Lander women's basketball program in 2026-27 after being named the 12th head coach in program history on May 30, 2024.
Through her first two seasons in Greenwood, Shelwick has coached three All-Peach Belt Conference selections, including back-to-back First Team All-PBC honoree Quadaija Langley.
During the 2025-26 season, Shelwick guided the Bearcats to a 9-19 overall record and a 7-13 mark in PBC play. Lander earned a spot in the PBC Tournament, where its season concluded in the quarterfinals against top-seeded Columbus State. Langley earned First Team All-PBC honors for the second consecutive season and was named the PBC Player of the Week once during the year.Â
In her first season at the helm, Shelwick guided the Bearcats to a 14-13 overall record and an 8-10 mark in Peach Belt Conference play, advancing to the conference semifinals after defeating third-seeded Augusta, 63-61, in the quarterfinals. Under her leadership, Lander produced two All-Peach Belt selections, Quadaija Langley (First Team) and Shcira Fowles (Third Team). Langley also earned PBC All-Tournament Team and D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team honors while being named PBC Player of the Week twice.
Shelwick came to Greenwood after serving as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Division I Detroit Mercy. During her final season with the Titans, Detroit Mercy won 17 games, its most since 2017 and a 12-win improvement from Shelwick's first season with the program. The Titans also earned their first postseason victory during her tenure with a 59-48 win over Robert Morris in the Horizon League Tournament.
In her first season at Detroit Mercy, the Titans defeated defending conference champion IUPUI for the first time in program history, while Amaya Busch, the coaching staff's first recruit, earned Horizon League All-Freshman Team honors.
Shelwick joined Detroit Mercy after spending a season at Loyola Chicago. With Shelwick serving as the team's defensive coordinator, the Ramblers ranked 12th nationally in three-point field goal defense, 25th in scoring defense and 37th in field goal percentage defense. Loyola recorded its most wins since the 1988-89 season, produced two All-Conference selections and saw Maya Chandler earn Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year honors.
Prior to Loyola, Shelwick served as the head coach at Indiana University Kokomo, where she compiled a 54-41 overall record and led the Cougars to the River States Conference West Division title in 2018-19. She coached seven All-RSC selections, including NAIA All-American Deja Felder. Off the court, Shelwick's teams posted a perfect graduation rate and a 93% year-over-year retention rate.
In addition to her head coaching duties at IU Kokomo, Shelwick served as assistant athletic director and senior woman administrator, overseeing Title IX and diversity and inclusion initiatives for the department.
Before IU Kokomo, Shelwick served as head coach at Massasoit Community College in Brockton, Mass., leading the Warriors to a runner-up finish in the MCCAC Tournament and an appearance in the NJCAA Region 21 semifinals.
Shelwick began her head coaching career in 2015 at the College of St. Elizabeth, where she led the Eagles to 10 conference victories despite being hired just over two weeks before the start of the season.
Prior to her first head coaching position, Shelwick served as an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello during the 2014-15 season. She helped guide the Cotton Blossoms to their first winning season since 2008-09 and the program's first postseason victory as a member of the Great American Conference.
Shelwick began her coaching career as a graduate assistant at Central Methodist before being promoted to a full-time assistant. During her time with the Eagles, Central Methodist produced the best start in program history at 16-1, climbed as high as No. 17 nationally and earned the program's first NAIA National Tournament berth.
A two-sport student-athlete at Belhaven University, Shelwick earned a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 2010 before receiving a Master of Education in administration from Central Methodist in 2014.
Shelwick has two sons, Jacobi and Jacori.
(Updated October 2026)
