Transformational Purpose Statement: I coach to model servant leadership, instill confidence and belief in my athletes and promote accountability, and commitment within our team environment. It is my goal to create a positive environment that others want to be a part of, and one that focuses on being a good person, great teammate, and being held accountable. These standards will prepare and empower young women for life experiences beyond athletics.
Liz Carpentier enters her 8th year as head girls’ basketball coach at Farmington High School. She enters her 19th season as a Varsity Head Coach at the high school level. Before Farmington High School, she spent 8 seasons coaching at Eagan High School, her alma mater.
Carpentier took over a Farmington girls’ program that had won just 3 games the season before. During her time at Farmington, she has led the program to 3 South Suburban Conference Championships, 2 Section 1AAAA Championships, 2 State AAAA appearances and was crowned State AAAA Co-Champions in 2020. The Tigers were set to play Hopkins High School in the State Championship game before the tournament was canceled due to the pandemic. Since Carpentier took over she has grown the girl’s program from just 2 teams to 4, has had numerous players continue to play at the collegiate level, including two former plays compete in the 2022 Elite 8 in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Carpentier is very involved in the youth basketball program (FYBA) and continues to devote time and energy to growing and promoting the game of basketball in the Farmington community.
Coach Carpentier has been named the Section 1AAAA Coach of the Year 3 times and was named the State AAAA Coach of the Year in 2020. In addition to coaching, Carpentier is a part-time Social Studies teacher at Farmington High School, serves as the 1AAAA Section Representative, and is a member of the MN HS Girls Basketball All-Star committee.
Prior to coaching, Carpentier was a multi-sport athlete at Eagan High School, playing soccer and basketball. She went on to play women’s basketball at St. Olaf College in Northfield.
