[2] She was also an international basketball player for Team Canada, and she competed at the 1970 FIBA World Championship for Women, 1971 Pan American Games, and 1973 Summer Universiade.
[3] In 1995, Shields resigned in protest as the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach due to Basketball Canada withdrawing a promise to fund a centralized training program leading up to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
[6] In 1997, Shields and her husband Ken temporarily moved to Japan to assist the Japanese Basketball Program create a viable Junior Women's National Team.
[8] She amassed a career record of 320–50, and eight CIS Coach of the Year Awards, before requesting medical leave after being diagnosed with breast cancer.
As head coach, she led the women's basketball team to 14 Canada West Universities Athletic Association championships.